Research. Educate. Aspire. Change. History.®
The mission of REACH® is to develop engaging community dialogue, research, critical multicultural curriculum, and teaching practices in PreK-20 education in areas of social justice and ethnic American studies. Specifically, focusing on Asian American history and their lived experiences.
REACH® was founded in 2010 as a site for diverse communities to come together in community to develop research, dialogue, and organize around areas of social justice and ethnic studies in PreK-20 education.
Dr. Judy Yu
is the Founding Director of REACH®, an education consulting firm based in New York City that utilizes critical multicultural theory to conduct research and practice on the challenges of curriculum and instruction with PreK-20 students and community stakeholders in order to create educational change.
Congratulations to Dr. Judy Yu for being awarded the prestigious Spencer Foundation Conference Grant in 2023 as the Principal Investigator for the proposal:
Building Racial Solidarity Across Black and Asian American History in K-20 Education
“As I close my eyes and remember my childhood, I recall my parents teaching me that silence symbolizes respect in our Chinese heritage. Now as an adult with my eyes wide open, schools are teaching me that silence equates to invisibility in our American culture. I reflect upon the representation of silence between my two worlds and realize that I am privileged by the power of silence. I hear the silence of my Chinese ancestors who have built America and left behind their untold legacies of pain and glory. Their silenced voices and spirit continue to live in my present. Their voices help me to connect with a fragmented past to fight for our survival – this is my promise to them.”
— Judy Yu’s Journal, 2005