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Lesson Plan Vietnamese Americans: Lessons in American History

  • Grade Level 9th-12th Grade
  • Time Period 1990 - 2009
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Introduction

Eight lesson plans on a large repository of short stories and essays on Asian American and specifically Vietnamese American identity, with accompanying discussion questions.

Essential Questions

  • What is an American?

  • How have Asian Americans been stereotyped?

  • Can stereotypes ever be good?

  • How have Asian Americans forged their own identities?

  • How have Asian Americans navigated the complexities of being multicultural in the US? `