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& CONTROVERSIES –
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and Controversies in American History
FACTS ON FILE –
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History Online
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Women's History Online
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History Online
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Documents, Multimedia
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magazine and newspaper
articles geared to high school students
LINKS
TO EXISTING PATHFINDERS:
Black
History Month
Women’s History Month
Immigration
WEBSITES from the
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
MULTICULTURAL
Seneca
Village
History and suggested readings on the life, locale, and
times of "
URL: http://projects.ilt.columbia.edu/seneca/start.html
American
Cultural History: The 19th Century
Travels through the 19th century, decade by decade,
discussing such issues as social movements, literature, and immigration.
Includes links to other sites on the Web and to informative essays. A search
engine is sorely needed; for example, an excellent discussion of the NINA
("No Irish Need Apply") phenomenon is buried under the 1860
decade in the "News and Events" section. From the
URL: http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/19thcentury.html
Five
Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California
To "help people more fully recognize and
appreciate the accomplishments and contributions of California's varied
communities," the California Office of Historic Preservation recruited
experts to write narrative histories and identify one hundred recorded historic
property sites for each of five ethnic minorities in California: California
Indians, Black Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican
Americans. Especially useful are the lists of historic sites, some with
photographs and links to more detailed reports. lii.org Record of the Month,
February 2002.
URL: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views.htm
The
Gold Rush
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American
Experience program that "tracks the evolution of the [
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
NATIVE
AMERICANS
Stereotyping
Native America
This exhibit of photographs features "turn of the
20th century stereographs of Native Americans" and related depictions to
"showcase how, around the turn of the 20th century, photographic convention
dictated Native Americans be portrayed according to mainstream American
typologies." Includes an introductory essay and annotated images. From the
URL: http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/stereotyping/default.lasso
A
Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12
An annotated list of books that teachers and parents
can use to correct long-held stereotypes about Native American culture.
The bibliography is broken down by geographic area, and each entry includes
publication information and suggested grade level. Evaluation criteria and
resources for adults are included in the introduction. From the
URL: http://anthropology.si.edu/outreach/Indbibl/index.html
AFRICAN
AMERICANS
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Companion to a 2002 television series that
"explores segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of the
modern civil rights movement" and considers "Jim Crow."
"Named after a popular 19th-century minstrel song that stereotyped
African Americans, 'Jim Crow' came to personify the system of
government-sanctioned racial oppression and segregation in the
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/
Jim
Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Take the virtual tour of the museum or browse through
articles presented to "promote racial tolerance by helping people
understand the historical and contemporary expressions of intolerance."
Each cartoon, caricature, object, and image of African American stereotypes
includes historical background notes. From
URL: http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/
WOMEN
Media
Portrayals of Girls and Women
This site "provides a snapshot of the issues
around the media's portrayal of women and girls -- from effects on body image
and self-identity to ramifications in sports and politics. It looks at the
economic interests behind the objectification and eroticization of females by
the media as well as efforts to counter negative stereotyping." Also
includes links to material about media portrayal of minorities, men, and gays
and lesbians. From the Media Awareness Network.
URL: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/
U.S.
Census Bureau Facts for Features: Irish-American Heritage Month (March)
and St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
Facts
and statistics related to St. Patrick's Day, including topics such as population
distribution of Americans with Irish ancestry, immigration, places
in the U.S. called Dublin and Shamrock, trade with Ireland, beer consumption,
and trade with Ireland. From the
URL: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011181.html
ITALIAN
AMERICANS
Milestones of the Italian
American Experience
"This timeline [1492-2003] strives to capture the
richness of the Italian American experience and to highlight the
many valuable contributions this special group has made to the United States.
... 'Milestones' also explores the adversities encountered by Italian Americans."
Provides material about topics such as Christopher Columbus and Italian
maritime exploration, Frank Sinatra's legendary performances, and Nancy Pelosi
becoming House minority leader in 2003. From the National Italian American
Foundation (NIAF).
URL: http://www.niaf.org/milestones/
GERMAN
AMERICANS
German-American
Teaching Resources and Units
Collection of links to resources related to the study
of German-American history and culture. Topics include German-American
dialects, German names and words, German immigration,
URL: http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/teaching.html
German
Americans in the Columbia River Basin
This website presents a historical overview of German
immigration in the
URL: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ga/
MEXICAN
AMERICANS
Mexican Americans
in the Columbia River Basin
This Web site is dedicated to the history of Mexican
Americans in the
URL: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ma/
Zoot
Suit Riots: Los Angeles Erupts in Violence
Explores the 1943
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/index.html
CHINESE
AMERICANS
Becoming
American: The Chinese Experience
This site about the Chinese American
experience explores the "struggle and triumph, progress and setbacks,
discrimination and assimilation" associated with the immigration of Chinese
to the
URL: http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/
Chinese American Museum
(CAM)
The website of the museum located in El Pueblo Monument
in downtown
URL: http://www.camla.org/
Separate
Lives, Broken Dreams: Saga of Chinese Immigration
A site about the Chinese Exclusion Act, which
until its repeal in 1943 "barred all Chinese from
URL: http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/separatelivesbrokendream
Chinese
Americans in the Columbia River Basin
This site presents information about the history of Chinese
Americans in the
URL: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ca/
JAPANESE
AMERICANS
Japanese
American National Museum
Site of a
URL: http://www.janm.org/
Letters
From the Japanese American Internment
In this history lesson plan, "students make
deductions about life in an internment camp by reading and comparing letters
written to [children's librarian] Clara [Estelle] Breed." Provides images
of the letters, photos, links to related Smithsonian exhibitions, and a reading
list. From the
URL: http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/japanese_internment/
A
More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
"This exhibit explores this period when racial
prejudice and fear upset the delicate balance between the rights of the citizen
and the power of the state." It discusses Japanese immigration to
the
URL: http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/