OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to analyze documents relating to Joseph Pierce to tell a personal story of an immigrant soldier’s life. Students will be able to tell the story of Joseph Pierce, a Chinese American soldier in the Civil War fighting for the Union. Students will learn of major campaigns from Antietam to Gettysburg…
OBJECTIVES: Explain what 1/32 means in human terms when it comes to determining one’s background. Apply facts from Hawai’i’s history that bring the point home as to why a fraction like 1/32 is important. Construct a meaningful definition of the word ”culture.”
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to describe key elements of George Nakashima’s life: his education, his work, his philosophy. Students will be able to explain how his craftsmanship with wood extended into art and became an expression of his beliefs through the creations he made. Students will be able to identify ways in which his…
OBJECTIVES: Understand the prejudices that Micronesians face in Hawaiian societies and the roots of their discrimination. Hone analytical skills from a topic through collaborative thinking, writing, and discussion activities. Strengthen personal voice in writing activities after reading personal narratives from Micronesians to make text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connections.
OBJECTIVES: Analyze the relationships between family, culture, beauty, and wealth. Understand the value of cultural wealth. Understand the history of the Hmong people and how it impacts us today.
OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, students should be familiar with all of the countries included under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and with general details surrounding the Brown Asian American Power Movement. Students should also be able to identify the reasons for its initial failure through the complex racial factors…
OBJECTIVES: Engage with a key text to explore the impact of state-sanctioned displacement and Japanese Incarceration on a community within Los Angeles Conduct close reading to analyze the main points of a text Activate the archive by analyzing primary source documents to excavate their historical significance
OBJECTIVES: Develop an introductory knowledge and understanding of Native Hawaiian history, culture, literary traditions, and identity. Be able to identify rudimentary poetic elements: (speaker, form, imagery, figurative language, sound). Conduct basic literary analysis on a piece of poetry. Be able to identify the similarities and differences between two pieces of poetry. These objectives will be…
OBJECTIVES: Students will critically analyze The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, focusing on authorial choices and use of literary devices. Students will engage with research about major themes in the text concerning Chinese-American identity, family, culture, history, and assimilation, as well as connect it back to the author’s message. Students will practice annotation, analysis, and…
OBJECTIVES: Understand the definition of the model minority myth through case study and analyzation Differentiate a myth from a stereotype. Hone analytical skills from a topic through collaborative thinking, writing, and discussion activities. Strengthen personal voice in writing activities after reading personal narratives from Asian American Students to make text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connections.