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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 406 493 UD 031 654 TITLE Asian-American Heritage. A Resource Guide for Teachers, Grades K-12. INSTITUTION New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Multicultural Education. REPORT NO ISBN-1-55839-402-8 PUB DATE 95 NOTE 179p. AVAILABLE FROMPublications Sales Center of the Office of Instructional Publications, Room 608, 131 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher)(052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Asian Americans; Asian History; *Cultural Awareness; *Curriculum; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic Groups; *Multicultural Education; Professional Development; Resource Materials; Teaching Methods; Thematic Approach; Values ABSTRACT This curriculum guide provides teachers with materials on Asian-American history and culture that include some of the most recent scholarship in the field. Although it is not a comprehensive treatment of history and culture, it examines many important topics and events. The guide is organized by theme. The themes, each of which is introduced by background material for the teacher, are:(1) "Asian-American Identity";(2) "Struggle and Change";(3) "Asian Values and Traditions"; and (4) "Asian and Asian-American Contributions." The thematic approach helps students see the similarities among Asian cultural groups and helps students who are not of Asian ancestry make connections to the Asian American experience. The thematic approach helps promote the view that Asian Americans are not "the other," but a part of the tapestry of American culture. Learning activities for each theme provide a development section directed to the teacher. Activity sheets that can be duplicated for students can be the basis of class discussions. These sheets incorporate a variety of instructional strategies and contain a number of types of materials. Contains a 27-item bibliography for students. (SLD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Asiavv-ihnevticcin fleviitctse A Resoloce Guide fot Teacketts PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISSEMINATE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement THIS MATERIAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION HAS BEEN CENTER (ERIC) GRANTED BY This document has been reproduced as EVellfn eceived from the person or organization originating it. bakt, Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- TO THE EDUCATIONAL ment do not necessarily represent official INFORMATION RESOURCES OERI position or policy. 7 CENTER (ERIC) BOARD OF EINACATJON OF THE CM OF NEW YORK BEST COPY AVAILABLE Asicin-Ameptican 9 11.- A Resoutece. Cuticle for Teackep.s Grades K-12 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE city OF NEW YORK 3 Boca v`d of echAcation of the CityofNewyo,k Carol A. Gresser President Irene H. Impellizzeri Vice President Jerry Cammarata Sandra E. Lerner Luis 0. Reyes Ninfa Segarra-Velez William C. Thompson, Jr. Copyright 01995 Members by the Board of Education of the City of New York ISBN 1-55839-402-8 Alan Gershkovich Application for permission to reprint any section of this Student Advisory Member material should be made to the Chancellor, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Reprint of any Rudolph F. Crew, Ed. D. section of this material shall carry the line, "Reprinted Chancellor from Asian-American Heritage:A Resource Guide for Teachers by permission of the Board of Education of the City of New York" Persons and institutions may obtain copies of this publication from the Publications Sales Center of the Office of Instructional Publications, Room 608, 131 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. See current catalog for price. For information, call (718) 935-3990. Every effort has been made to ascertain proper ownership of copyrighted materials and obtain permission for their use. Any omission is unintentional and will be corrected in future printings upon proper notification. It is the policy of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New Yorknot to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or sex in its educational programs, activities, and employment policies, and to maintain an environment free of sexual harassment, as required by law.Inquiries regarding compliance with appropriate laws may be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity, 110 Livingston Street, Room 601, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Telephone: (718) 935-3320. ii PREFACE Over the last 30 years, changes in immigration patterns have made New York Citya multicultural community like no other in the world. Today hundreds of diverse ethnic groups populate our city's neighborhoods served by its institutions, including its schools. Young people growing up, attending school and eventually taking jobs here need to be aware of their own cultural identities, but they also need to understand and appreciate the cultures of others. To help meet this challenge, the Board of Education has developed Asian-American Heritage: A Resource Guide for Teachers, which is the second guide in an anticipated series of heritage guides. The need to understand the rich heritages that Asian Americans bring with them to this city and nation is particularly acute. The Asian American population in the United States has grown tremendously since 1965. A recent Census Bureau report confirmed and projected Asian Americans as the fastest growing group in the United States. This population has enriched and will continue to enrich our nation culturally and economically. This curriculum guide provides teachers with materials on Asian-American history and culture that include some of the most recent scholarship in the field. While not a comprehensive treatment of history and culture, the guide examines many important periods, events, and topics and suggests areas for further study. This resource guide is intended to inspire all students to learn more about Asian-American history and culture, as well as to encourage further investigation of other heritages. Through these materials, students and teachers will recognize the common experiences shared by New Yorkers of all ethnicities and the necessity for understanding and cooperation. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Asian-American Heritage: A Resource Guide for Teachers is a project of the Office of Multicultural Education. Evelyn Kalibala, Director of the Office of Multicultural Education, provided overall supervision and guidance for the development and review of the manuscript. Eileen Neeson, Curriculum Developer, Office of Multicultural Education, and Wendy Yang, Coordinator, Chinese-Asian Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center, Division of Bilingual Education, coordinated the manuscript's preparation. This guide was developed under the auspices of Judith A. Rizzo, Deputy Chancellor for Instruction, and Maria Santory Guasp, Chief Executive for Instructional and Student Support Programs. We wish to thank Leslie Agard-Jones, former director of the Office of Multicultural Education, under whose leadership this project was initiated. Our sincerest thanks go to the following members of the Asian-American Heritage Curriculum Planning Committee for their assistance in developing an outline for the guide, suggesting activities and resources, and reviewing the manuscript: Noemi C. Herendeen, Director of Curriculum Development, Division of Bilingual Education Hyunjoo P. Kwon, President, New York City Korean Teachers' Association Peter Kwong, Chair, Asian American Studies Department, Hunter College, City University of New York Win Win Kyi, Professor, Asian Studies, Bergen Community College Sumi Mitsudo Koide, Chair, Education Committee, Japanese American Citizens League The contributions of the following writers are also gratefully acknowledged: Gloria Andoh, Teacher, P.S. 26 Q Alice Sun Bereck, Teacher, PS 124 M Dierdre Flynn, Staff Developer, District 11, CIMSCA Xuanloc Ho, Teacher, Theodore Roosevelt High School Jamie Lew, Consultant Susan Rudin, Staff Developer, Community School District 21 This guide was prepared for publication by the Office of Instructional Publications, Nicholas A. Aiello, Ph.D., Director. Regina Paleski and Dan Mausner served as editors of the manuscript. Heidi Lanino Bilezikian designed the book and cover. iv CONTENTS Introduction vii Theme A: Asian-American Identity A-1 Theme B: Struggle and Change B-45 Theme C: Asian Values and Traditions C-89 Theme D: Asian and Asian-American Contributions D-141 Bibliography 169 INTRODMCTION Asian-American Heritage: A Resource Guide for Teachers has been developed as a component of the curriculum mandated by the New York State Education Department and articulated in the Chancellor's Curriculum Frameworks. Activities and resources contained in this guide, while emphasizing social studies, are interdisciplinary in scope. Teachers using a literature-based approach will find many opportunities to integrate history with language arts. Suggestions are also included for connecting Asian-American history and culture to mathematics and the arts. The guide's treatment of the history and cultures of Americans of Asian ancestry is not a comprehensive one; however, it does present a number of significant topics across a variety of grade levels and spans a range of Asian-American nationalities. For additional activities