DOCUMENT RESUME ED 240 217 UD 023 393 TITLE Selected Multicultural Instructional Materials. INSTITUTION Seattle School District 1, Wash.; Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. PUB DATE Aug 83 NOTE 724p.; Light print. Published by the Office for Multicultural and Equity Education. PUB TYPE Guides General (050) EDRS PRICE MF04/PC29 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Class Activities; *Cultural Activities; Elementary Education; *Ethnic Groups; Foreign Countries; Instructional Materials; *Multicultural Education IDENTIFIERS *Holidays ABSTRACT This is a compilation of ten multicultural instructional booklets that were prepared and published by the Seattle, Washington, School District. The first booklet, entitled "Selected Multi-ethnic/Multicultural Events and Personalities," lists and describes (1) major holidays and events celebrated in the United States, and (2) American ethnic minority and majority individuals and their achievements. Booklet 2, "Chinese New Year," contains background information and classroom activities about that holiday, as well as Korean and Vietnamese New Year's customs. Booklet 3 presents activities and assembly suggestions prepared to assist schools in commemorating January 15, the birthdate of Martin. Luther King, Jr. The information and activities in Booklet 4 focus on the celebration of Afro-American History Month. Booklet 5; "Lei Day," focuses on Hawaiian history, culture, and statehood. Booklet 6 is entitled "Cinco de Mayo," and presents information about the Mexican defeat of French troops in 1862, as well as other Mexican events and cultural activities. Booklet 7 centers around Japan and the Japanese holiday, "Children's Day." The Norwegian celebration "Styyende Mai" (Constitution Day, May 17), is described in Booklet 8, along with other information about and cultural activities from Norway. Booklet 9, "American Indian Day" (late September), presents background information about Native American history and culture. Finally, Booklet 10, "Winter Holidays," provides activities and resources for American holidays--including Christmas and Hanukkah--which fall during the winter months. 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BURTON Dire...tor Office for Multicultural and Equity Education A. BARRETTO OGILVIE Program Administrator Office for Multicultural and Equity Education SELECTED MULTICULTURAL INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS ten multicultural instructional booklets This docum(.,nt I a compilation of which have been prepared and published by theSeattle School District. With the permission of the SeattleSchool District, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction hascombined the booklets into this one single publication. August 1983 Superintendent of Public Instruction DR. FRANK B, BROUILLET OLD CAPSTOL BLDG., OLYMPIA, WASH. 98504 August, .1983 .),11' Reader: Rcet statistics on our state clearly indicate that our general andstudent populations are rapidly becoming more multicultural. In almost every school di;trict. there are students who come from diverse backgrounds. In addition, ').,cause of Washington State's emerging prominence ininternational'trade, ,Teially with the Pacific Rim, there are growing numbers of foreignbusiness ,c,ple and visitors. Without any question, Washington State is becoming more L.)mopolitan and more a pet-rt. of the global community. Accordingly, we must prc-,are our studenfs to livein this new multicultural environment. of the key steps in this process is the teaching of multicultural content tuderit:: in our schools. Fcr the last several years, the Seattle School DH.;t.,::ct hat; been developing .7nd publishing a variety ofmulticultural materi- als c)r thy. students :and staff. Because of the need in our state for more :flat.l'i;ils of this type, the Office of the Superintendentof Public Instruction, in .)peration with the Seattle School District, haspublished some of these in the intro- mate ulti in order to make them available for teachers to assist du:Lion or expansion of the multicultural education effort. n advised to look over the entirebook because each topical unit con- tmiu, :.amerous multicultural instructional activitiesthat can be used through- outth., year and in most subject areas. Teachers are encouraged to adopt this inHs)n approach and wilt find thisbook particularly useful. In addition, t:L.a .:vities should give teachersideas on how to develop other multicultural ru,t .onal materials on their ova. book provides, the i the richness which this multicultural resource, book ()!! ic. th Superintendent 1) Public; Instruction is pleased to make this you and hopes that vou find It asvaluable as the Seattle School Dis-;trict ;;:e1 we have. regarding this book, contact Mr. Ron Schaferof the Ifyou ha v :11.v in :u oattlt ;--,c: o11 District at.(20(x) 587-3490 or myself at (206)753-2560/SCAN [34-2360 it elympla. l)!VN:ION OF INSTRUCTIONAL P.',OGRANS AND SERVICES A. P,arretto Ogilvie Progrnm Administrator 0:tIce for Multicu'.._tirl and EquityEducatirn ABO:mjb TABLE OF l:CNTL_ tha Pea Selected Math-ethnic/Multicultural Events and Personalities 1 Chinese New Year 79 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 159 Afro-American History Month 249 Lei Day 315 Cinco do Mayo 381 Children's Day Activities 427 Styyende Mai (Norwegian Celebration) 465 . American Indian Day 531 Winter Holidays 609 SELECTED MULTI-ETHNIMULTI-CULTURAO EVENTS AND PERSONALITIES Seattle Public Schools Vu Iti-Ethnic Curriculum Nice ,RevisedSeptember 1979 SELECTED AULT I -ETHN I CIMULT I -CULTURAL EVENTS AND PERSONALITIES Seattle Public Schools Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Office Revised September 1979 3 CONTENTS 5 1. Preface 6 2. Acknowledgments 7 3. Puk,pose 9 4. Calendar Listings by Month 35 5. Background Information on ListedEvents' 55 6. Other Calendars 63 7. Suggested Classroom Activities 68 8. Resources 70 9. Index of Holidays and Events ,1 10. Index of Personalities by SubjectClassification. PREFACE ,Vulti-ethnic education is concerned with modifying the total educational enirounent, so' that the envirownent ismore reflective of the ethnic LIL)ersity of American society. -Dr. James A.Banks This list of selected multi-ethnic/multi-culturalevents and personalities has been compiled to assist educators in the assiduous process of developinga school environment which reflects ethnic diversity. Every reasonable effort has been made to insureaccuracy of information and a balance between males and females. The document should he viewedas an introductory reference to be augmented by the individual user. It should also be understood that the document itself does not constitutea multi- ethnic curriculum. Rather, the information contained within should be appropriatelywoven into the instructionalprogram. Sharon L. Green Coordinator Multi-Ethnic Curriculum .ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Office gratefully acknowledges the efforts and contributions o,,f,,lhefollowing persons in the compilation and development of 'tile material contained inthis bulletin. Charlotte Albright, Coordinator U. of W. Near East Resource Center Geraldine Baenen, Consultant, Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Office Joseph Frankel, Cantor, Herzel-Ner Tamid Synagogue Don Hale, Seattle Buddhist Church, EducationCommittee Donna James, Consultant, Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Office Del Nordquist, Spekial Assignment, Seattle Public Schools Jimmie Simmons, Consultant, Multi-EthWic Curriculum Office David Stahl, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation Leauge of B'nai B'rith We would also like to thank Paul McRill for his work at proofreading the final copy, June Gerring for typing and retyping the working copy and this final copy, and L. Michael Israelfor the cover design. The purpose of this document is to provide a, handy reference which o lists and describes major ethnic/cultural/patriotic holidays and events celebrated in the United Stales 0lists a selection of American ethnic minority and majority individuals and their achievements The document can be used to develop a multi-ethnic/multi-cultural atmosphere in each school building. The user will find that the sectionentitledr"Suggested Classroom Activities'' describes several methods for both total building use and individual classroom use. A document such as this cannot be definitive. As the awareness and appreciation of ethnicity increases, so too will the celebration of ethnic events and the recognition of achievements by ethnic Americans, Therefore, users of this document are urged to revie0ainstream as well as ethnic newspapers, magazines and other sources for further information. It should also be understood that spellings, explanations and dates vary among sources. For your information,