Matsumoto is being honored for her workshops which shed light on the impact of Asian hate since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Her work also touches on this history of Asian Americans in the United States, stereotypes of the AAPI community and how to combat them
Over the past two years, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 educator Linda Matsumoto has led at least 16 workshops deconstructing stereotypes and diving into history surrounding the Asian American Pacific Islander community. A special education paraprofessional at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, Matsumoto said she created the presentations in her spare time because she.