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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Dragonwngs

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1975, this young adult fiction novel explores a chinese immigrant's life in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Read about the other characters and important themes in this informative site.
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Article
Johns Hopkins University

Asian American Students at Risk [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This scholarly paper gives information about Asian immigrants in the U.S. It offers many insights into the Asian American population. It also reviews intervention programs and how they work. It is a useful resource for gaining...
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Curated OER

Chinese Laborers Build Central Pacific Railroad Trestle in the Sierra

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1924, the book, "The Story of California from the Earliest Days to the Present," by Henry K. Norton, relates the lives of the Chinese who immigrated to California to participate in the gold rush. He also recounts the...
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Curated OER

[Chinese for Bryan]

For Students 9th - 10th
1896, A Website for Political Cartoons provides a site from the collection of information concerning the Election of 1896, "New Immigrants" give us a view of immigration from a political standpoint.
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Handout
Other

The Gold Rush: Collision of Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the many different cultures that came to California during the gold rush.
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Website
Oakland Museum of California

Gold Rush: Law, Order and Justice for Some Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information about the culturally diverse mining towns in California during the time of the gold rush and the treatment of minorities.
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Primary
Sacramento Bee

Gold Rush: Religion Reclaimed Souls

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, entitled "Religion Reclaimed Souls as Mining Expanded," contains information on the developement of religion in California during the gold rush.
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Primary
Oakland Museum of California

California's Untold Stories: Silver and Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a virtual tour of the mining of silver and gold in California through excellent photos and facts.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Ancestors in the Americas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Site examines the social, political, and economic issues that influenced the first Asian migration to the Americas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Includes guidelines for helping students distinguish truthful, historically...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: National Geographic Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Asian American Heritage: Li Keng Wong's Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This Scholastic site features the fascinating story of former Angel Island detainee Li Keng Wong in her own words. There is also a transcript of an interview that took place in May,2003.
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Primary
Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco:japanese and Korean Exclusion League

For Students 9th - 10th
Documents from 1905-1906 recording the actions of this anti-Asian San Francisco labor group.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Ecuadoran Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Ecuadoran Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fighting Racism: Civil Rights in the Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students take a closer look at some of the women who risked their lives to fight against systemic racism in the United States during the Progressive Era.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Anna Chao Pai (B. 1935)

For Students 9th - 10th
When this photograph was distributed, Anna Chao Pai (b. 1935) was a predoctoral student in the Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, working with Dr. Salome Waelsch on developmental genetics and cross-breeding...

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