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For me, the challenge with teaching multiculturalism to college-aged students is that many are not willing to make the connection that gaining an understanding of different cultures means acknowledging and exploring difficult histories. It's easy to say we are comfortable with the expression of culture from a pop culture or media standpoint, but we are often lacking in our knowledge of the story behind the heroes and icons we tend to celebrate or emulate. I'll give you two examples. To more deeply understand and appreciate the cast of the Jersey Shore and the tight-knit connection between them is to also appreciate that Italian- Americans share a particularly strong bond that happened as a result of immigration and discrimination in the early 20th century. To more deeply understand and appreciate the marriage of Cardi B and Offset as part of hip-hop, street, and trap culture is also to appreciate the history of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican music as it developed over generations of colonization and survivance. Beats and music are key to the storytelling culture of African Americans and Islanders.

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We believe that a challenge with teaching Pump up the Blow Outs to the middle school age is getting the students to fully understand the importance of Mexican-american history. We also believe that this information can be hard for 8th graders to fully grasp and some students will not want to challenge themselves or broaden their horizon, but that shouldn't deter the teacher from going over these topics in their lesson plans. Because without historical contemporary connections we miss crucial structural patterns and allow the notation that “racism is a thing of the past” and since these topics are rarely taught in k-12 it is important for the students to learn it at a younger age. What these lesson plans promise is a safe area for inclusion of history that is not always taught, like mentioned before, so it allows students of that background to feel seen and heard.

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Pump Up the Blowouts (Ava P, Thomas Q, Julia O, and Claire D).

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Pump Up the Blowouts (Ava P, Thomas Q, Julia O, and Claire D).

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Some of the challenges that are present while attempting to teach the subject of "Pump Up the Blowouts" is that there could be a knowledge barrier between the students and the teacher. What I mean by this is that some of the students may not completely understand the context of why the event is occurring or what even started it.  Another problem that some students may have been that they may not understand how serious the topic is. To prevent both these problems a teacher needs to have complete knowledge on the subjects.
Introducing students to this topic builds and provides teachers with the ability to make historical contemporary connections. These connections are critical because it builds critical thinking skills and without them, students and teachers can miss the idea that racism isn't a thing in the past and that is very much present in today's age.

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Southern Farmers- Group 2 (Jordan D, Sophia J, Ava A, Gianna L, Holly)

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Southern Farmers- Group 2 (Jordan D, Sophia J, Ava A, Gianna L, Holly)

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For these lesson plans, students will learn about the Southern Tenant Farmer Union that was for farmers to have better land arrangements from an un fair racial bias. Students (around high school to college age) will create a dialogue between someone who is unsure of joining the union with someone who is already in the union. This is a great way to keep the students engaged and working together where they will then share out to the class. After they will read actually written dialogue from the farmers at the time. They will then read C.P. Ellis's story of why he quit the klan, showing how he changed his attitudes and what can make that difference. More that could be added to the lesson plan is having a speaker come in who has experienced or just knows a lot about the subject to come in and talk to the students.

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Panda Punishers: The Cherokee/Seminole Removal Role Play

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Panda Punishers: The Cherokee/Seminole Removal Role Play

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It is simple to repeat material from textbooks about a subject, but this does not always aid in our pupils' comprehension of the subject at hand. This activity's goal is to help students understand not just what happened, but also why it happened. We encourage our kids to inquire about the problem at hand and consider whether there are any other options. Understanding the history of each of these groups is one of this activity's key promises. Given that you receive the knowledge you need for your role, we believe that this activity would be appropriate for students in grades 8 to 10. Unfortunately, younger kids may find it challenging to engage in the "going to court" portion of the game. We believe that there is not enough discussion of this subject in schools. Several of us gained greater knowledge of it in college, but only as a result of Quinnipiac's past interactions with indigenous groups. We don't believe that this topic will cause issues with parents because it is crucial to learn and, fortunately, because it is less well-liked than other themes covered in school. As a result, there is less backlash than with other topics covered in school. Together, we believe that this is a fantastic less plan. It helps to present all sides of the historical issues at play at the time and allows students the option to assume a part in order to comprehend the history underlying these groupings.

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The Other Internment (Emma Daddona, Sam Eisenhaur, Noelle DelGiorno, Michela Del Giudice)

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The Other Internment (Emma Daddona, Sam Eisenhaur, Noelle DelGiorno, Michela Del Giudice)

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Some of the promises and challenges that these lesson plans present to me as the instructor is a clear theme of confusion from the kids on Japanese Latin Americans during WWII. Not only are they confused but they are bored with this information. In order to heighten the energy, the instructor should simplify the words and the material, so the students could understand better. This lesson plan does not satisfy the students and it is very bland in teaching the lessons that are portrayed in the story. Perspective is also important for the students to thoroughly learn why what they are learning is important to apply to their own culture.  I believe that this lesson plan is suitable for senior high school kids and/or college students.

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Jessica M, Kailey C, Ryan A, and Stephanie X

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Jessica M, Kailey C, Ryan A, and Stephanie X

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One promise about this lesson plan is how involved it gets the students in learning about the internment of Japanese Latin Americans. Groups of students are assigned to different roles such as Japanese Latin Americas sent back to Japan, Latin American vegetable growers, and Americans against reparations. This allows them to hear the perspectives of all these different groups and then analyze the thinking behind them. We feel that this is an important topic for students to learn because it shows how the United States influenced other countries to put their Japanese citizens in internment camps. It is something that is not often focused on and it shows the scope of the influence the U.S. had during this time. It also relates to the current debate around immigration, which two of the students in the teacher's class brought up. The teacher is Okinawan, which means she has a deep understanding on this history because many Okinawans immigrated to Peru and experienced being deported to Japan in the mid-1940s.

One challenge about this lesson could just be the lack of understanding on the students part as to why they are learning about this topic. It is also a very nuanced topic, so the students may not get the full picture from just hearing from the perspectives provided in the documents. This would be difficult for younger children to comprehend, so it might be better for a high school class.