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Learn about the history and culture of Asian Pacific Islander Americans through our educational resources and school tours. Bring your classroom for a docent-led tour of the current displays and our permanent exhibition, "One Song, Many Voices: The Asian Pacific American Experience" and discover almost 200 years of Asian Pacific American history in the Pacific Northwest. Or bring an outreach kit into your classroom to supplement your study of Asian Pacific history and culture. For students, teachers and researchers interested in furthering their study, the WLAM's Community Heritage Center is accessible week day afternoons and by appointment and includes literature, archival documents, videos, oral history collections and the Densho - Japanese American Legacy Project computer archive database.
Home Grown | Through My Father's Eyes | Day of Remembrance
Free Membership Newsletter for Teachers!
As an educator, you are eligible to recieve the Wing Luke Asian Museum Newsletter for free by calling our membership desk at (206) 623-5124 ext. 119.
Additional Museum Resources
• For Bibliographies of Asian American Literature, call our Tour Desk at (206) 623-5124 ext. 116
• For our Speakers Bureau, call (206) 623-5124 ext. 109. The Museum patrners with teachers and speakers regarding Asian Pacific American topics.
• For a list of EALRS targeted by our tours call (206) 623-5124 ext. 116.
Outreach Curriculum Kits
Our kits contain lesson plans and activities, literature, timelines with photos and videos designed for classroom use. Ask for kits appropriate for specific grade level.
• Asian Immigration: boxes include the immigration stories of Asian Americans and a timeline of Asian immigration to the Pacific Northwest.
Separate boxes serve K-2nd grades and 3rd-6th grades.
• Japanese Americans: This kit includes stories of Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest. This kit is used widely to educate students about the Japanese American Internment Camps.
Curriculum Kit Rental
Kits may be rented Sunday - Friday. Kits must be picked up between Noon - 4 P.M. on Sunday. Kits must be returned to the Museum by 5 P.M. on Friday. Call (206) 623-5124 ext. 116.
• A $10 per week rental fee is required for each box checked out.
• A $35 damage deposit is required in the form of a seperate check. Your deposit will be refunded if all parts of the box are returned in good condition and do not require repair.
• A $10 late fee will incur if the box is not returned on the agreed upon date.
Home Grown: New Year 2004 / Student learning objectives
Subject
HOME GROWN: Asian Pacific American New Years 2004

Audience
Students: Grades K-5th

Exhibit focus
Tours will take place January 12th - April 11th, 2004. The exhibit focuses on five ethnic groups and how the New Year is celbrated traditionally and in the context of those Asians living in America.
*This is a great tour for teachers focusing on New Years, Immigration and the Pacific Rim.
Learning Targets Facts:
• Students will learn about five ethnic groups which include: Filipino, Korean, Polynesian, Chinese and Vietnamese.
• Students will learn how each of the five groups celebrate the New Year and during what season or months of the year.
Concepts:
• Students will understand why traditions are preserved as part of the Asian American experience and why it is important.
• Students will understand that traditions change and how they are celebrated in the context of living in America and among different generations.
• Students will understand there are similarities between New Year celbrations although celebrated at different times of the year.
• Students will understand that all celebrations can be enjoyed by all Americans no matter what ethnicity and it can be fun to share traditions.
Dispositions:
• Students will learn to appreciate each other's differences and similarities when sharing personal traditions.
Anticipatory Set:
• What special occassions do you celebrate and when?
• What elements are part of the celebrations?
• What are some similarities and differences among your classmates?
• How did you learn about the celebrations and have you changed them in any way?
• How do you celebrate the New Year?
• Are you curuious to know if there are other ways to celebrate the New Year?
• What kinds of differences and similarities do you think there are?
Click here for Home Grown pre-tour activities
Through My Father's Eyes: Tour/student learning objectives
Subject
The Filipino American Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado (1914-1976) & Filipino American National Historical Society

Exhibit focus
Tours will take place January 12th - April 1th 2004. Exhibit focuses on showcasing life of Filipino Americans through Ricardo Alavardo's eyes and of Filipino Americans in the Seattle area.
*This is a good for teachers focusing in local history of peoples in Seattle (Filipino) and history of Filpino Americans and their struggles in America.
Learning Targets Facts:
• Students will learn brief history of Philippines and US Migration/Relations.
• Students will learn some reasons why Filipinos immigrated.
• Students will also see stories of Filipino Americans through Alvarado's photographs.
Concepts:
• Students will understand hardships of coming to a new country and juggling/balancing identities of old birth cultures and new host cultures.
• Students will understand how family and community can be a source of self-empowerment and a way to battle against hardships faced during pre-civil rights era of US History.
• Students will learn that history isn't just about dates and aevents learned through a textbook and that even though it isn't in a text book that the history is still important.
• Students will learn that understanding the past helps in explaining the present.
Dispositions:
• Students will learn to appreciate history of their "ancestors" and life today is a result of the stuggles faced in the past.
Anticipatory Set:
• How might coming to the US be different for Filipinos?
• Where did you or your ancestors come from and why did they come to the US?
• What was life like for immigrants during the 40s and 50s and how might it be different for Filipinos?
• What might some reasons be for Filipinos to come to the US and how might they differ from other immigrant groups?
Click here for Through My Father's Eyes pre-tour activities
Click here for more information on the Community Heritage Center
Click here for a bibliography of Asian and Pacific Islander American literature
Click here for more information on school tours
Day of Remembrance: Program Overview and Curriculum and Resource Guide
Subject
With generous support in 2007 from:
Washington Civil Liberties Public Education Program

Overview
The Day of Remembrance marks the date (February 19, 1942) that President
Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the removal and incarceration of more than
110,000 Nikkei (Japanese American citizens and legal resident aliens of
Japanese ancestry) during World War II. The first Day of Remembrance was
observed in Seattle in 1978.

The Wing Luke Asian Museum Day of Remembrance Program educates about the
Nikkei experience during World War II, while encouraging students to make
relevant connections to current events and their own lives.

Audience
Students: 9th-12th
Resources:
The Day of Remembrance Guide can be downloaded for use in your classroom,
along with two student readings. The guide includes:
• How to host your schools' own Day of Remembrance program.
• Readings and reading guides - "Struggles in Our Democracy: The Japanese American Experience" and "Struggles in Our Democracy: The Aftermath of September 11, 2001".
• Speaker contacts.
• Bibliography and additional resources.
Host a Day of Remembrance Program at Your School
Is your school interested in starting a Day of Remembrance Program? Each year the Wing Luke Asian Museum works with 2 schools to host week-long Day of Remembrance programs. For more information, please call 206.623.5124 x.132, or e-mail us.
Visit the Wing Luke Asian Museum
Completing your study of the Day of Remembrance? Come visit the
award-winning permanent exhibition, "One Song, Many Voices: The Asian
Pacific American Experience," with special focus on the Japanese American
incarceration experience upon request. Docents will engage individuals with
oral histories, artifacts, photos, multimedia and creative activities.
Tour Historic Nihonmachi
A neighborhood tour of Historic Nihonmachi, Seattle's original Japantown,
vividly demonstrates the tragic loss within the Japanese American community
during World War II and affirms the power of a community to heal. Tours of
Seattle's Nihonmachi can be made through Seattle's Chinatown Discovery
Tours. Call 206.623.5124, http://www.seattlechinatowntour.com/
Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs):
Learning targets for the Day of Remembrance Program include:
• History 1.2.3 [understand events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping
United States, world, and Washington State history] identify and analyze
major concepts, people, and events in 20th century U.S. history.
• History 1.3.3 [examine the influence of culture on United States, world, and
Washington State history] examine and analyze how the contributions of
various cultural groups influence society.
• Civics 4.1.3b [understand individual rights and their accompanying
responsibilities at the local, state, national, and international level]
analyze why democracy requires citizens to deliberate on public problems and
participate in collective decision-making.
• Arts 2.3 [applies a responding process to an arts presentation: engages
actively and purposefully; describes what is seen and/or heard; analyzes how
the elements are arranged and organized; interprets based on descriptive
properties; evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria]
Click here for more information on Compare & Contrast
Click here for Day of Remembrance Program Overview (PDF)
Click here for Student Reader - Japanese American Experience (PDF)
Click here for Student Reader - Aftermath of 9-11 (PDF)
Click here for more information on school tours
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