OBJECTIVES: Identify people and events associated with the concept of “assimilation” and what that term meant at the time. Analyze the historical and sociological circumstances of the times to explain reactions to different peoples coming into the U.S. Consider the relevance of assimilation today.
OBJECTIVES: Initiate and participate effectively in collaborative discussions pertaining to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives inside and outside of the classroom.
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
OBJECTIVES: Students will become familiar with history of Hawaii and American expansion in Hawaii Students will learn how the United States participated in the overthrow of Hawai’ian sovereignty. Students will gain understanding of the impact of imperialist thinking on the Hawaiians
OBJECTIVES: Students will explore the idea that throughout our history we have promoted and implemented legislation that runs directly counter to principles in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Students will see that the Chinese Exclusion Acts represented, collectively, rights denied to Chinese and other Asians over 60 years,
OBJECTIVES: Understand the origins of Sikh immigration in the United States Analyze the historical context that proceeded the 1907 Bellingham Riots Discover the connection between Sikh history and US Immigration Acts
OBJECTIVES: Interpret maps using the map keys and other features Compare common world maps and Pacific-centered world maps Describe who Tupaia was and the significance of his map Create their own world map
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
OBJECTIVES: Create a fuller, more complete picture of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and the important role Chinese workers played in its construction. To provide insight into the lives of the Chinese workers: how they lived and worked to overcome both. Cultural and physical obstacles to help build one
OBJECTIVES: Students will learn that Chinese who came to America faced discrimination in many ways that included many acts of violence. Students will be able to show that the resistance to these kinds of acts were met by resistance through the legal system and diplomatically. Students will make the connection