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…

One of a series of documents produced by a nationwide network of early childhood education specialists, teachers, parents, and Head Start staff, the unit presents eight lessons which present background information on the Vietnamese people. Arranged by grade level (Head Start-Grade 5), the lessons provide for parent participation and adaptation.…

This manual provides a basic understanding of cultural differences that teachers are likely to encounter among exceptional children in their classrooms. The manual aims to create an atmosphere where children respect individual differences in themselves and in others. Several cultures are introduced, including Arabic Lebanese, Hispanic, Native…

"Cross Currents" is subtitled "an International Journal of Language Teaching and Cross-Cultural Communication." This special theme issue is devoted to the subject of Southeast Asian refugee education and contains 13 articles on refugee education (as well as 6 articles on other language teaching topics). The thematic articles…