Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange's photojournalist activism during World War II was a direct response to President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans in 10 camps across seven mostly western states. Approximately two-thirds of those imprisoned were U.S.…

Early childhood professionals can use this one-of-a-kind work to better serve Korean American and other Asian American children in the United States. Four transnational mother-educators share the lived experiences of Korean American children and their families through candid and vivid narratives that counter stereotypical and prejudicial beliefs…

An educational model for implementation of a health promotion program for Indochinese refugees in the United States is presented in this paper. The objective, as described by the model, is to train individuals within the refugee community so that they, having information about health, can assist peers to seek and maintain better health in their…

The purpose of this guide is to provide Americans who are teaching English to the Hmongs with a set of pronunciation lessons. These lessons are geared both to the particular problems Hmong speakers have in learning English, and to the particular pedagogical problems involved in teaching pronunciation to students who are for the most part…

Describes the development of the course, "The Minority Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1998 Focus--Asian Experiences," which examines minority, ethnicity, and race from North and South American perspectives, discusses how the notion of ethnic history differs from other types of historical analysis, and looks at Asian and…

Suggests ways that teachers can use the limited Asian American children's literature to introduce their classes to students who are of Asian heritage or who are Asian immigrants. Lists 10 good Asian American children's books. (FL)

Argues that numerous works written by Asian-American authors merit consideration on reading lists. Discusses several of these books, noting how they can be used in class in units on Identity, History, and Stereotypes. Argues that English classrooms have ignored the existence and the contributions of Asian-Americans to the United States for far too…

Examines Asian American children's literature. Suggests that four representations of memory in Asian American children's literature (memory as recovery, as cultural change, as catharsis, and as border crossing) compose an empowering discourse for Asian and Asian American students negotiating competing cultural and economic motives in American…

This supplementary guide, for use with Cambodian-speaking students in Grades K-3 in Chicago public schools, is keyed directly to the standard social studies curriculum guides for those grades. The content focuses largely on Cambodian culture and history in order to enable the student to increase his/her knowledge and understanding of the native…

This annotated bibliography is a list of resource materials available at the Asian American Resource Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. It was compiled in order to provide information to classroom teachers and other public school personnel about Chinese, Japanese, Indochinese, Korean, Pacific Island, and Pilipino Americans. Many of the items described…

Designs guidelines to facilitate communication between predominantly White faculty and minority students in three major areas of interaction: the classroom, academic advising, and evaluation. Finds students mention cultural prescriptions against speaking up. Gives a list of classroom techniques for counseling and evaluation. (NL)

This supplementary guide for use with K-2 Vietnamese-speaking students in Chicago public schools is keyed by page number to the standard social studies curriculum guides for these grades. The purpose of the activities in the guide, which are in Vietnamese, is to increase students' awareness and knowledge of the social environment in the United…

The Civic Education Program of Our Lady of Holy Cross College provides education for Vietnamese refugees with regard to: (1) the history of the United States; (2) the function of Federal, State and local governments as they relate to the Constitution of the United States; and (3) the role of the citizen in a democracy with respect to the law. The…

This handbook contains information about Asia and Asian Americans that is relevant to elementary and secondary school teachers who deal with this group. The first chapter focuses on the historical background and cultural characteristics of China, Japan, India, Korea, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia. The second chapter addresses the history of…

This is the report of a project designed to train secondary school teachers and other ethnic studies personnel in Hawaii in the area of Asian American literature so as to enhance their understanding of ethnic identity, interethnic relations, and the process of American multiculturalism. The project performance report includes a description of a…