Early Chinese Railroad Builders (life, struggles, recognition) Japanese American WWII Veterans 442nd & 100th Filipinos, the Delano Grape Strike and the formation of the UFW (Agbayani Village, leaders, boycott)

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Getting to the End of the Semester………………All Together Now………

 

 

Week 16     Asian Pacific American Movement 1970s-80s           Articles from GIDRA & Amerasia Journal

Video – PBS Asian Pacific Movement documentary

                 

6/3/20         Videos – Fall of the I-Hotel & Cruizing J-Town & Omai Fatasi             

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* Wed. Distribute Take Home Final Examination (25%) Due Sunday 6/07/20 – 11:59pm

6/10/20 CLASS STARTS AT 5:30PM-8PM DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF PRESENTATIONS         

 

LAST CLASS – ..Research Projects   3 page Individual Research Paper (pdf) (20%) Due 6/10/20 before midnight.

Individual Project Topics:

  1. Early Chinese Railroad Builders (life, struggles, recognition)
  2. Japanese American WWII Veterans 442nd & 100th
  3. Filipinos, the Delano Grape Strike and the formation of the UFW (Agbayani Village, leaders, boycott)
  4. Korean Independence Movement in the U.S. (early leaders, political directions, period after WWII)
  5. Asian Pacific Culinary Roots (upcoming chefs, restaurants, etc.)
  6. Old Hawaiian Plantation Life
  7. History and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans in Sports (Olympians, Linsanity, Martial Arts, etc.)
  8. Asian Pacific Americans in Musicals/Theatre/Films (ie. South Pacific, Miss Saigon, Flower Drum Song, etc.) Any controversies, success, challenges faced. Stars, East West Players,