May Celebrations
May 1, 2015
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Student Resources in Context database: Significant US Documents concerning the History of Racism and Intolerance in Asian Pacific History Laws, Speeches, and Other Chronicles
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Library of Congress Teacher's page: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Search on State Standards for Texas Language Arts or Social Studies for Lesson Plans, Primary Sources, Presentations, online activities, and more.
The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear was Stronger than Justice:
http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89manzanar.htm
Safari Montage Videos:
Japanese Americans: http://safari.chisd.net/?a=1453&d=00974AA
Chinese Americans: http://safari.chisd.net/?a=5858&d=00412AA
Faces of America,
- Yo-Yo Ma, 3rd generation Chinese American and famous Cellist: http://safari.chisd.net/?a=244343&ch=3&d=30585AA,
- Kristi Yamaguchi, Japanese American gold medal figure skater and the story of her family's imprisonment during WWII in the Japanese Internment Camps http://safari.chisd.net/?a=244343&ch=6&d=30585AA
- Loyal Soldiers: Japanese Americans who served during WWI in Europe http://safari.chisd.net/?a=244343&ch=9&d=30585AA
Cinco de Mayo
Why Cinco de Mayo is an important celebration in the United States: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/05/us/cinco-de-mayo-origins/
History Channel: Information about Cinco de Mayo, the Battle of Puebla, and short videos http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/cinco-de-mayo
Safari Montage Videos: Porfirio Diaz & Cinco de Mayo
http://safari.chisd.net/?a=50990&ch=11&d=01164AA
Student Resources in Context database: Information about Cinco de Mayo from various sources including dictionaries, videos, magazines, websites, and academic journals can be found at this link: Cinco de Mayo
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