This lesson plan focuses on: important Supreme Court cases involving Asian Americans fighting for their civil rights related to citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law (14th amendment).

Teachers will be encouraged to use these cases to provide a wider context to the history of the civil rights movement and constitutional issues such as citizenship and equal protection under the law. Students will be able to explain how Asian Americans came to play significant roles in civil rights history and in the application of the 14th Amendment. Students will be able to use unfamiliar stories of the individuals involved as examples of strength and determination to try to affirm their rights, some successfully, others unsuccessfully. Students will recognize that history is not static and that information and knowledge needs to be reassessed over time and from different perspectives.