Ethnic Studies Week, October 1-7

 The ideas listed below are intended as possible options for K-12 Teachers, Professors and Volunteers to participate in this effort: 1)      Design a curriculum for the day that embodies the spirit and content of Ethnic Studies and multicultural education. Focus on an historical or cultural event or individual(s) of significant importance that illustrate the role that people and communities have played in working towards a more racially equitable and just society. Read more at Articles  2) 
    Design a lesson that teaches the HB 2281 controversy and discusses the debilitating consequences of having curriculum managed and controlled by legislative actions. See more at: http://www.keytlaw.com/blog/2010/05/text-of-arizonas-anti-ethnic-studies-law/ http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/14/arizona_students_protest_new_law_banning http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/ethnic-studies-banned-arizona http://www.phxsoul.com/blackweblogs/2010/05/hb-2281-is-a-lesson-for-african-americans-in-arizona-we-need-to-stay-informed-about-the-legislative-.html
3)      Introduce students to creative literature by authors of color. Some general web resources are: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/ American Indian Writers

African American Writers

http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/

http://opossumsal.homestead.com/Native/ttotears.html

 

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmlit1.html#axzz0zGj8r3xt

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets_african_american.html

 

Asian American Writers

Chicano-Latino Writers

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianbios4.html#axzz0zGivZHsK

http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/tamlit/essays/asian_am.html

 

http://www.latinoteca.com/

http://www.xispas.com/poetry/poetry.htm

http://www.rahoorkhuit.net/goddess/goddess_quest/Chicana%20Poets_files/Chicana%20Poets.html

 

4)      Screen films or film clips that dispel stereotypes and affirm the integrity, intelligence, and strength of communities of color. Chicano! A History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/chicano/chicano.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uia5mrXBGUg

Ethnic Studies myths dispelled by Dr. Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade, Associate Professor of Raza Studies, SFSU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0m1i2mxuww&feature=player_embedded Latinos in 60 seconds -http://video.pbs.org/program/1247309894/ www.teachingtolerance.org 5)      Design a lesson that validates our multiracial, multiethnic, multilingual native and immigrant heritage. Minnesota's global faces: An immigration timeline  http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/05/18_coleb_globaltimeline/ Immigration Timeline-By Era, University of North Carolina http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html The Immigration Debate in the Classroom 2006  http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/immigration_debate/  Wesbite for the Chicano/Latinos Affairs Council of Minnesota  http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/ssac/chicanos.htm http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listimmigratli.html   http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/immigration/exhibitions.html   U.S. Immigration and Migration Timeline:  Multicultural Study Guide  http://www.bookrags.com/history/multiculturalism/us-immigration-and-migration-timeli-uimr-01/ Latinos in Hennepin County (Fact Sheet)   http://chicano.umn.edu/pdf/demographicsLatinos%20in%20Hennipen%20County.pdf  


Twin Cities Ethnic Studies Week Committee