Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ536742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Crossing the Borders of the Personal and the Public: Family History and the Teaching of Asian American History.
Wong, K. Scott
OAH Magazine of History, v10 n4 p28-31 Sum 1996
Maintains that personal and family history assignments in an Asian American history course allow for an effective balance between scholarly inquiry and personal discovery. Describes the experiences and reactions of several undergraduate classes that used this approach. Discusses the benefits and problems inherent in studying oral histories and autobiographies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Autobiographies, Cultural Images, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Contact, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Family History, Local History, Oral History, Personal Narratives, Social Integration, Social Mobility, Stereotypes, Student Interests, Student Research, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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