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Click on the links below for resources related to Asian American culture.

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Enacted on October 28, 1992 as public law, its purpose is to honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans and to recognize their contributions to the United States. Below you will find links and more.

General Information For a list of links and more information about the celebration go here: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html Lesson Plans Online Two "Teaching With Historic Places" lesson plans concerned with Asian-Pacific history may be found here: Locke and Walnut Grove: Havens for Early Asian Immigrants in California Description: Understand the experience of early Asian immigrants and the obstacles they encountered as they struggled to make a living and find a place in American society. URL: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/locke/locke.htm The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice Description: Learn what led the U.S. government to confine nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to relocation centers in remote areas of the country during World War II. URL: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89manzanar.htm

Scholastic has a wonderful Teacher's Guide for Asian American History available on their website. URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/tguide.htm

AskAsia also has several lesson plans available. URL: http://www.askasia.org/for_educators/fe_frame.htm

EDSITEment offers nine lesson plans on the subject.
URL: http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=74

Hmong Net
Site with information related to Hmong culture.

East Asia Resource Center
A comprehensive collection of resources on various Asian cultures.

Hmong Center

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