Transcript Asian American Literature Power Point Presentation

Asian Literature
Melissa Barlow
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Introduction
The purpose of this presentation is to
provide teachers with resources for
instruction of Asian Literature at the
elementary level.
Melissa Barlow is a student at
Eastern Connecticut State University
in the Education Master’s program.
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Topics of Discussion
Special focus will be placed on
immigration and racism as discussed
in popular Asian nonfiction books.
Suggested reading lists and web sites
for future references will be provided.
Ideas for connection history,
geography, and literature through the
use of technology will be given.
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Racism
Racism influenced many writers and
has influenced their works.
Students will learn to respect the
Asian culture by studying the racism
they endured. This is an important
part of their history.
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Immigration
Immigrants came to the US for different reasons
(war, better lives). They did not realize they would
have to leave their whole culture and country
behind.
Many Asians came to the US through Angel Island
in California. Many people had to wait years to be
let into the country. The key to getting a visa was
studying ministry or theology.
Assimilation-loss of cultural identity
Assimilation affected their quality of life-they
weren’t excepted as Asian (Japanese/Chinese) or
American.
1st generation immigrants could not own land. It
had to be in their children’s name.
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Suggested Reading
Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman
Warrior. New York: Vintage International,
1989. (Mulan)
Okada, John. No-No Boy. Seattle: U of
Washington Press, 1989.
Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. New York:
Ivy Books, 1989.
Wong, Jade Snow. Fifth Chinese Daughter.
Seattle: U of Washington Press, 1989.
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Combining History, Geography,
Literature, and Technology in
Lesson Plans
Research Asian authors as a research
project-Where were they from? Why did
they come to the US? Did they experience
racism? Instruct students to use the
internet and CD Rom software to research
an author.
As a class activity, create a web page
about Asian American literature. Assign
duties to all students and collaborate in
groups to compile individual responsibilities
into one web page.
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Combining History, Geography,
Literature, and Technology in
Lesson Plans
Have students create
PowerPoint presentations
using the main points of their
findings. The students can
download photos of the areas
in Asia they are discussing as
well as photos of the authors.
Suggest adding graphics and
clip art to slides
Have students create
PowerPoint presentations
using the main points of their
findings. The students can
download photos of the areas
in Asia they are discussing as
well as photos of the authors.
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Web Resources
Notable Asian American Writers
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/9801/writers.html
A multimedia site dedicated to the Vietnamese people and their culture.
www.realsaigon.com
Asian American Study Center at UCLA
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/index.html
The Densho website- focuses on the mistreated Japanese during WW II.
http://www.densho.org/
Asian American Books
http://www.asianamericanbooks.com/
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Web Resources
Korean American Historical Society
http://www.kahs.org/
The Japanese American Network
http://www.janet.org/
Booklist for young Children
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/mulasia.htm
Library of Congress-Asian Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/
Asian-American Literature:
History, Classroom Use, Bibliography & WWW Resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/asialit.htm
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