Students will be able to: Explain details about the consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Acts, i.e., what it said about citizenship and about leaving the U.S. and returning. Describe the processes at Angel Island to determine if someone was eligible for entry into the U.S. Explain how and why the
OBJECTIVES: 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
Students will: Learn about Chinese culture Gain an understanding of Chinese theater Learn about the significances of the mask colors and patterns as it relates to the character. Learn How the colors and the meaning can be used for storytelling
OBJECTIVES: Compare and contrast different types of calendars Understand the history and practice of different holidays and calendars from different cultures Understand how calendar systems relate to the lunar and solar cycles Understand how leap years are calculated
OBJECTIVES: Promote cultural awareness using examples from students’ vicinity (Local Colors). Brainstorm ways to share familial/cultural traditions with the community/classroom.
OBJECTIVES: Explain what the Manila Galleon trade was that existed between the Mexican town of Acapulco and Manila, the capital of Philippines Connect the trade to the first settlement by Asians in the swamps of Louisiana, specifically Saint Malo Explore how the rule of the Spanish Empire in the New
OBJECTIVES: Accurately recount at least 2 main plot points of an auditory story in a verbal response; Verbally identify at least 1 potential moral to a Marshallese folktale or story; Demonstrate comprehension by depicting at least 4 major plot points of a Marshallese story in a drawing.
OBJECTIVES: Understand the elements of the Sāmoan sāsā dance. Analyze the sāsā dance based on different sources. Gather and organize information from various print and digital sources. Understand the elements of the Sāmoan fa’ataupati dance. Analyze the fa’ataupati dance based on different sources. Gather and organize information from various print
OBJECTIVES: Explain who Frederick Douglass is and what he is best known for. Expand their understanding of his life through expressing how he viewed other people who made up the “composite “nation” including Chinese immigrants. Connect, compare, and contrast Douglass’ views to issues of today.
OBJECTIVES: Identify Patsy Mink of Hawaii as the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Recount important aspects of her career prior to being elected to the House of Representatives Explain her role as a legislative leader in Congress, especially in promoting equal rights and opportunities