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ERIC Number: EJ1343387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
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Using Digital Archives to Teach Early South Asian American Histories
Mehta, Mohit P.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v34 n3 p19-24 Jan-Feb 2022
In this article, I consider the use of Asian American digital archives as sources of critical inquiry for the elementary social studies classroom. First, I provide a brief overview of early South Asian American history, focusing on Punjabi and Bengali migrations. Then, I orient educators to two noteworthy community archives, the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and the Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive. A sample lesson on Bhagat Singh Thind, a South Asian pioneer who challenged exclusionary citizenship laws in the twentieth century, is provided, demonstrating one possible way to incorporate the primary sources from digital archives for elementary social studies. Community archives provide essential resources for learning the histories of Asian Americans, the fastest growing demographic group in the United States.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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