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Our district promotes safe, welcoming schools

The School Board adopted the serves as the foundation for which all of our work and commitment to students, families, and staff is grounded. Additionally on May 25th, 2021 the school board passed Gender Inclusive School Policy 3211 in December of 2014. This policy along with our Race and Equity Policy 0600 Resolution No. 21-19 Proclaiming June as 2SLGBTQIA+ pride month in the Edmonds School District. The district is committed to supporting students and families as we navigate the persistent institutionalized norms that impact our 2SLGBTQIA+ students, families, and staff.

The work our system must do to become more gender-inclusive and supportive of 2SLGBTQIA+ students, families, and staff has been ongoing and will continue to be at the forefront of our efforts. The Equity and Student Success team has been leading the work in partnership with our leadership team.

Every district leader has been trained in Gender Inclusive school practices and the policy guidelines around the use of students' names, pronouns, and how we can continue to create a gender-inclusive school climate. All staff has been trained in our district's Non-discrimination policy and procedures.

On February 23, 2017, Superintendent Reykdal published a letter stating that Washington state law continues to protect transgender students from discrimination in school, which includes names and pronouns, dress codes, student participation in sports and physical education, harassment, and students' use of restrooms and locker rooms.

We encourage our schools, staff, families, and students to show their pride and allyship throughout the year and recognize June as 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride month. Below are other significant dates:

Resources for families:

Resources for Students:

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More than 100 carefully selected lists of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. When you find a book at this site, please purchase it here. Our titles are linked to Bookshop. A portion of your book purchase helps sustain our work.

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The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve mission is to revive, restore, protect, interpret, collect and enhance the history, traditional cultural values and spiritual beliefs of the Tulalip Tribes who are the successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie and Skykomish tribes and other tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott.

The Hibulb Cultural Center is approximately 23,000 square feet with a 50-acre natural history preserve. The interactive cultural center features a main exhibit, a temporary exhibit, two classrooms, a longhouse, a research library, and gift shop. It also features a fully certified collections and archaeological repository. It was the first Tribal facility certified by the state of Washington.

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About Us

The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve mission is to revive, restore, protect, interpret, collect and enhance the history, traditional cultural values and spiritual beliefs of the Tulalip Tribes who are the successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie and Skykomish tribes and other tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott.

The Hibulb Cultural Center is approximately 23,000 square feet with a 50-acre natural history preserve. The interactive cultural center features a main exhibit, a temporary exhibit, two classrooms, a longhouse, a research library, and gift shop. It also features a fully certified collections and archaeological repository. It was the first Tribal facility certified by the state of Washington.

Directions

From I-5 take exit 199 Marine Drive NE in Tulalip, WA. Go west approximately 0.5 miles, then turn left on 23rd Avenue NE.

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Hibulb Cultural Center website showing upcoming and past events, specials, and features at the museum.

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Video Oral Histories - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

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Make Us Visible activates and empowers local communities to build curriculum and advocate for the integration of Asian American contributions, experiences, and histories in K-12 classrooms.

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Make Us Visible began in January, 2021 and passed legislation to include an AAPI curriculum with funding. We’ve helped guide state chapters like PA, NJ, and FL to do the same.

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Students will preview how problems in a place impact all aspects of an environment and explore how nature- the Klamath and Trinity Rivers and salmon-tend to the people and how the people-the local Yurok, Karuk and other tribes-tend to nature. Essential Question: How are place and people connected in an environment?

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The Tulalip (pronounced Tuh’-lay-lup) Tribes

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We are the Tulalip (pronounced Tuh'-lay-lup) Tribes, direct descendants of and the successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and other allied bands signatory to the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. We agreed to cede title to our ancestral lands as signatories, which expanded to the top of the Cascade Mountains, north to Vancouver Island, and south to Oregon. In return, the treaty reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation as our permanent homeland over which we have retained inherent sovereign jurisdiction.

Our status as a sovereign government maintains our right to self-govern as a "nation within a nation." Including the inherent right as a government to raise revenue for our community. 92% of our services are funded from tribal hard dollars. These services included tribal member general welfare, family and senior housing, education, health, dental, and mental health services. It also includes law enforcement, fire protection, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth. Our tribal population is over 5,100 and growing, with 2,700 members residing on the 22,000 acres Tulalip Indian Reservation. We are located north of Everett and the Snohomish River and west of Marysville, Washington.

For more information, please explore our website and read the Tulalip Visitors Guide below:

To view the Tulalip Tribes timeline, please open the PDF link below:

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If you’re planning on using these materials… great!

These booklets were developed for the context of Edmond Heights K-12, a homeschool partnership program in the Edmonds School District. They were developed by Aviva Levin, an educator and volunteer, in partnership with the Edmonds Heights Equity Team. Starting in 2021 the curriculum packets were expanded for the entire Edmonds school district. This context might not be your context, so feel free to change these materials to suit your students!

All activities that were not originally my idea, and all secondary materials, have been sourced. If you are planning to use these activities, please make sure that the original creators are given the credit they deserve.

Also, please know that I am a person who is always growing in my own learning, and may make mistakes or cause harm accidentally through the use of my words or activities that I choose. Please feel free to reach out at aviva.levin@gmail.com to let me know where I can improve or make changes.

If you’re interested in education in general, I have a podcast and a blog called “Lesson: Impossible – An Exploration in Educational Innovation” that you may want to check out at www.lessonimpossible.com.

Happy Teaching!

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CULTURE AND ARTS

OVERVIEW

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The Asia Pacific Cultural Center Program brings people and cultures together through immersive and interactive activities and events. We help to enrich people's lives by teaching and engaging people in Asian and Pacific Islander culture and arts, promoting greater awareness and understanding of the Asia Pacific people. This Program also helps elevate the voice of the Asia Pacific people, providing a platform to showcase their culture and share their pride in their heritage. We provide opportunities to learn and engage in the culture in a deeper, more meaningful way.

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Washington has a growing Asia Pacific population, making up 13% of Washington State. This is a community that is often underrepresented and underserved. Biases, stereotypes, racism, and inequities create barriers that our organization works hard to address. This growing Asia Pacific population also presents a wonderful opportunity for learning from and learning about the Asian and Pacific Islander people, who are an important and integral part of the community. The Cultural Program helps to recognize, honor, and celebrate the Asian and Pacific Islander people. This Cultural Program is one way we help to engage the public, giving people the opportunity to share in and take part in the art, culture, customs, traditions, history, language, and heritage in a welcoming, authentic, and respectful way.

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

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The Cultural Program is bursting with activities, from large exhibitions and festivals to performances, workshops, classes, and educational booths and displays. Many of these events are held at the APCC building, but we also partner with schools, museums, private companies, agencies, and other groups also to go out into the community to present. Participants learn from our Cultural Interpreters who are from these countries and cultures and are highly experienced and knowledgeable, helping to provide authentic teachings. Our events are free, or very low-cost admission, so that cost is not a barrier for people to attend. All are welcome!

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For More Information

P lease contact our Cultural Program Manager, Ms. Dareth Pak by calling 253-383-3900 or email her at dareth@asiapacificculturalcenter.org

CULTURAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITES

We are a world of activities at Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Below are a few of our main activities that happen at the Center and around our community.

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MAIN EVENTS

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APCC celebrates the lunar new year with our largest annual event, the Annual Asia Pacific New Year Celebration. This community-based arts and culture exhibition features a different host country or culture each year. The day is filled with more than 20 exciting performances, cultural demonstrations and martial arts, culture and art displays, authentic cuisine, and a variety of vendors and resource booths. This is APCC's signature event held at the Tacoma Dome for over two decades, bringing thousands of people together to be immersed in the rich and diverse cultures of the Asia Pacific.

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Korea Day

Usually, in conjunction with our Taste of Asia program, this day immerses the participants in Korean culture. Lean now to make a traditional dish, enjoy live entertainment, calligraphy lessons, and more. A fun day for the family.

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Sawasdee Thailand Day

The audience is met with a warm "Sawasdee" greeting at this annual festival of Thai arts and culture. See amazing costumes, eat traditional foods, experience Thai Boxing a traditional martial art, and more activities and demonstrations.

The Annual Samoa Cultural Day is a joyous and festive celebration of the Samoan people and the rich Polynesian heritage. After a colorful parade and the traditional Ava Welcome Ceremony, participants get to enjoy a variety of activities including village singing and chants, dances, cultural displays, arts and crafts, games, and authentic cuisine.

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NHPI - Move it! Youth Health and Fitness Day

This Annual event runs in conjunction with Samoa Cultural Day, promoting healthy and active living for our Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community here in Washington State. Obesity and diabetes have been a growing concern in the United States for a number of years and a catalyst for former First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign in 2010. Data in a report released by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum indicated roughly 1 out of 5 NHPI high school youth (20.4%) are obese (one of the highest percentages among all racial groups in the United States), and 1 out of 3 NHPI high school youth (33.5%) are likely to be overweight or obese. Washington NHPI's and APCC are continuing this campaign to bring health education and fitness activities to Pacific Islander youth and their families.

APCC's Annual Polynesian Luau is held at the beautiful park grounds next to the APCC building. This event always features a delicious feast, live music, and traditional dances from the Pacific Islands. You can always feel the warmth and spirit of the islands when you come to our Polynesian Luau.

Chuseok means "autumn eve" in Korean, and is the name of the traditional harvest festival celebrated worldwide. APCC's Chuseok Korean The Harvest Moon Festival, or Chuseok, is one of Korea's most cherished holidays, and we celebrate it with a day filled with Korean dance, music, and special cultural presentations.

Join us for a fun and tasty culinary journey while you learn to cook traditional foods from different Asia Pacific countries. Our presenters will take you through the steps in preparing your dish, providing a recipe so that you can make it for your family or friends. Each month we feature a different country.

We are pleased to offer a rotating Asia Pacific art gallery at our building. We kick off each new exhibit with a Meet the Artist Reception for the community to talk to the artist and view the artwork for the first time.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES

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Interactive Cultural Workshops and Presentations

We offer hands-on workshops and presentations that teach about Asia Pacific art and culture. Our presentations are held at many different venues: the APCC building, K-12 schools, colleges, museums, senior living or retirement homes, private companies, agencies, military bases, and many other locations.

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Extended Learning Opportunities at Fawcett, Edison, and Stanley Elementary Schools

APCC is part of the Extended Learning Opportunities Program with the Tacoma School District and Green Trikes in offering Cultural Clubs at 3 elementary school sites. Fawcett focuses on the Thailand Culture, Edison on the Samoan Culture, and at Stanley Elementary it's is all about the Korean Culture.

Field Trip Visits

Schools and other children and youth organizations from throughout the state visit APCC to see the building, artwork, and cultural artifacts, and participate in hands-on culture and art demonstrations.

Cultural Tour of Asia Pacific Countries

We organize a group tour of different Asian or Pacific Islander countries each year. Our stops include visits to sites that have important cultural and historical significance. In recent years we have visited the beautiful countries of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Samoa, the Philippines, and China.

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Language Class

We have several language classes available. Click here for the current program.

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The health and safety of visitors, staff, and the general public is a top priority for the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture. We are committed to being responsive at this time and have implemented best practices to ensure our museum staff and visitors' health and safety. This includes continuously monitoring the situation and following WA DOH and CDC recommendations as well as Sea Mar infection control policies.

We advise those in high-risk populations as well as those concerned about preventing the spread of the virus to stay home. We also encourage people who are feeling ill to stay home and call their doctor to report their symptoms. For more information on COVID-19 and Sea Mar's response, please check www.seamar.org/coronavirus for more information.

The Sea Mar Museum will continue to monitor the situation and will evaluate operations based on the most up-to-date information available. Please continue to check this site for updates.

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EAACH is excited to share an April Activity Packet for staff and families to use. These coloring pages are meant as a community resource and not part of any curriculum.

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April Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month 2023.pdf

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These 10 Americans have had quite a year of national recognition and growth, and they have one thing in common: Their Hispanic heritage is intrinsically tied to their work.

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The Seattle Latino Film Festival presents the Northwest Premiere of "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," a culinary documentary from Spain celebrating traditional cuisine, fusion food culture, and community through the art of cooking.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall / Buda salta sobre el muro
(Spain, 2024, 83 min.)
Spanish and Taiwanese w/ English subtitles
Directed by Pedro Peira CONTACTpedro@festimania.com
Featuring interviews with David Yárnoz, Kai Ho

Synopsis: Chef David Yárnoz runs a high-end restaurant in northern Spain and also leads a replica of that restaurant in Taiwan. After being unable to visit the Asian restaurant for three years due to the pandemic, he must now embark on a crucial journey.

Sinopsis: El chef David Yárnoz regenta un restaurante de alto nivel en el norte de España y también dirige una réplica de ese restaurante en Taiwán. Como hace tres años que no puede visitar el restaurante asiático debido a la pandemia, necesita emprender un viaje vital.

Sponsored by the Honorary Consul of Spain in Seattle & Acción Cultural Española. The director will be in attendance.

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Learn more about the diverse cultures and experiences of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Explore a special collection of stories that highlight their voices and contributions.
BROADCAST PREMIERES PBS KIDS XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM AMERICAN MASTERS and PBS KIDS ALMA'S WAY
New episodes premiere Monday, September 23 on PBS KIDS VOCES VELVET
Premieres Friday, October 11, 9:30 pm on Nine PBS, PBS.org & PBS app "Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined"
STREAMING AND DIGITAL PROGRAMMING Premieres Tuesday, September 17, 8 pm on Nine PBS, PBS.org & PBS app STREAMING PREMIERES THE DROUGHT (SEQUÍA)
Premieres Friday, September 6 with PBS Passport "I am Sonia Manzano" NOW STREAMING: PBS KIDS PBS KIDS
NOW STREAMING: PBS Digital Studios All 40 season one episodes streaming in September on PBS KIDS NOW STREAMING: Independent Films and Documentaries
NOW STREAMING: News and Public Affairs NOW STREAMING: Food and Culture Premieres Monday, September 9 on PBS KIDS
This series follows the adventures of Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad. In each episode, the three face a problem and must turn to the Secret Museum to help them solve it, where they travel back in time to meet real-life figures when beloved by generations as "Maria" on they were kids. In this special episode featuring Sonia Manzano ( Sesame Street, who broke new ground as one of the first Latino characters on national TV), the trio travels back to learn the important lesson that telling stories can help manage big feelings.

One of America's most celebrated Latina writers, the Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors. Her semi-autobiographical novel, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, was published in 1991, followed by In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), which raised global awareness about life under Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. This new documentary opens a window into her extraordinary journey from her childhood in the Dominican Republic to a life of exile in New York City to a brilliant literary career that shows no sign of slowing down. At 74, she recently published the critically acclaimed novel The Cemetery of Untold Stories.

Created by Sonia Manzano, ALMA'S WAY focuses on critical thinking, self-awareness, responsible decision-making, and empathy. The seriesis aimed at viewers ages 4-6 and follows 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family, friends, and community. It showcases Latino cultures through music, food, and language, and the new episodes follow Alma as she visits the American Museum of Natural History, teaches Uncle Nestor how to ride a bike, makes a care package for Granny Isa, and more. All episodes are available in both English and Spanish.

Actor and playwright John Leguizamo's work preparing for his 2018 Broadway show, "Latin History for Morons," produced an obsession with reading and researching the history of the Americas. His passion for uncovering the full scope of American history, coupled with his nature as a curious student of the world, resulted in "American Historia." In this three-part series, Leguizamo travels throughout Mexico and the U.S. to shed light on both the known and lesser-known Latino stories.

37TH HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS
Premieres Tuesday, October 1, 10 pm ET on Nine PBS, PBS.org & PBS app

Celebrate the recipients of the 37TH HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS. The evening commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries, including Designer Carolina Herrera, Beautyblender Creator Rea Ann Silva, and NBA Legend Carmelo Anthony.

The Mambo Legends Orchestra is committed to keeping the sounds of the great Afro Cuban bandleaders Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodriguez alive for future generations. Comprised of several former members of these legendary orchestras, The Mambo Legends provide a link to the golden era of music in New York in the early 1940s, when the Machito Orchestra fused the big-band sound of popular music with the rhythms of Africa, Cuba, and Puerto Rico to create an enduring musical genre beloved around the world.

In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there was one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerías Velvet. The series follows the love story of Alberto Márquez (Miguel Ángel Silvestre, "Sense 8"), heir of Galerías Velvet, one of the most prestigious fashion houses in Spain, and Ana Ribera (Paula Echevarría, "Gran Reserva"), who works as a seamstress there. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Snarky Puppy, the acclaimed Grammy Award-winning band, brings their genre breaking sound to a sold-out show at the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall. When one of the main guest artists, Afro-Peruvian icon Susana Baca, falls ill the band quickly come up with a new plan to transform the concert into a loving tribute to her music and influence. Joined on stage by stars from several Spanish-speaking countries - Silvana Estrada (Mexico), Gaby Moreno (Guatemala), Silvia Pérez Cruz (Spain), and Fuensanta (Mexico) - they perform a special "Family Dinner"-style concert playing their own songs along with Susana's.

This new documentary explores the range of issues that matter most to the politically diverse Latino community in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona, as well as in California and Florida, two states with large Latino populations. The film also examines the influence of Latino evangelical pastors in shaping community perspectives and the role that Spanish-language media will play in the 2024 election.

On the eve of the upcoming presidential election, acclaimed filmmaker Hector Galán takes viewers inside the largest Latino voter registration mobilization in Texas history, led by a new generation on the frontlines of a growing swing state that neither political party can ignore.

Additional titles from PBS and PBS KIDS are currently available to stream across digital platforms including via PBS Passport.For more information on PBS Passport, visit the website. Additionally, streaming titles from PBS Digital Studios can be found on their " Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on PBS" playlist.

A tight-knit community on both sides of the Spanish-Portuguese border face more than water scarcity when an unprecedented drought reveals macabre evidence of a decades-old crime. In Spanish with English subtitles.

PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE (Season 13)
Premieres Friday, September 13 with PBS Passport

Chef, author, and award-winning host Pati Jinich invites viewers to explore the northern state of Chihuahua in season 13 of . While there, she explores a variety of local attractions and delicacies while soaking in the region's traditional flavors. Back home, Pati shows viewers how to combine all these ingredients and incorporate them into their own recipes.

Rosie Fuentes is an inquisitive and hilarious 5-year-old Mexican-American girl living in suburban Texas who is just beginning to learn about the world beyond her family walls. In this series for ages kids 3-6, Rosie's endless curiosity sets the stage for her ongoing pursuits to learn more about her family, her community, and beyond. As Rosie figures things out, the answers become "Rosie's Rules." Some of Rosie's astute discoveries include, "Don't try to mail your cat to Mexico" and "Sometimes flopping helps you get your feelings out." ROSIE'S RULES will also be featured in a Hispanic Heritage playlist on the pbskids.org and the PBS KIDS Video app starting Tuesday, September 13. All episodes are available in English and Spanish.

SOUND FIELD "
Linda Diaz sits with the Latin Grammy-nominated Yahritza Y Su Esencia, a band poised to take the Sierreño genre to new heights with their fresh perspective and unique sound. In Watsonville, CA, Linda interviews the rising stars of Revolucion, uncovering the roots and evolution of Sierreño music from its origins in Mexican regional music like banda, corridos and mariachi.

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The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.

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Forget the typical homecoming parade featuring a drill team doing high kicks or throwing batons. This troop marches to an entirely different beat.

The Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, which has about 30 high school members, introduces the Chinese culture to the masses by waving large colorful flags at cultural festivals and events each year, all while wearing highly ornamented Cantonese opera costumes and marching in military formation.

This drill team gets the spotlight in a new documentary, "She Marches in Chinatown," that tells the story of a one-of-a-kind cultural tradition. The group subverts the idea of what being an American girl looks and feels like.

"What it is to be a good Chinese girl? What does it mean to be a good American girl? It's really hard to figure out what that is when you're growing up," a member of the drill team said in the documentary's trailer.

In Seattle, generation after generation of Asian American girls have carried on a one-of-kind legacy for over 70 years by joining a team that combines Chinese opera costumes and American military drills.

Since 1952, the girls drill team - founded at a time in feminist history when the American woman's overwhelming cultural role was as "a happy homemaker " - has been a unique way for Asian American girls and women in Seattle to fight for empowerment, passed down from mother to daughter, the documentary emphasizes.

"She Marches in Chinatown" follows the history of the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. The documentary's director, Della Chen, told NBC News that she hopes the 33-minute film will be taught in schools as a part of Seattle and Washington state history.

"It goes beyond the drill team. It's about preserving this culture and history and a Chinatown that is disappearing," Chen said of Seattle's Chinatown neighborhood - which is primarily occupied by Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese people, Filipinos and African Americans and was named one of the country's most "endangered" historic places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2023.

The girls' drill team was founded in 1952 by a local group of girls called the Chi-ettes with the help of Ruby Chow, a prominent Chinese American restaurateur and civic activist in Seattle, the documentary says. She had started the activity as a way for the young girls to develop social skills, self-esteem and cultural identity.

Chow explains in the film that she came up with the idea for the unique costuming through her husband, Edward Shui "Ping" Chow, who had been a Cantonese opera singer for much of his youth. The brightly colored costumes, each around 8 pounds and adorned with 8,000 beads, are modeled after female warriors that appear in Cantonese opera performances.

"In Cantonese opera, there's always a legend of women warriors and they were always beautiful, intelligent and strong," Ruby Chow said in 2002.

The team's performance is based on American military-style drills. Chow explained she had approached Seattle police department's drill instructor Ted Yerabek to teach the new girls' team drills, which he did for around 15 years.

Chow's daughter, Cheryl Chow, a member of the drill team as a child, took over as the team's director from her mother after she graduated from college. By the team's 50th anniversary, it boasted over 100 members, according to the documentary.

More than half a century after the drill team was founded, practicing in the same building and parking lot as generations past, current members say it gives them a sense of community and a place to meet other girls who look like them.

Though the volunteer-led operation is called the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, many of its members are Asian Americans of other ethnicities, come from multiracial backgrounds or were transracially adopted, according to Chen, the director. Many girls have intergenerational ties to the drill teams because their mothers and grandmothers participated, according to Chen.

Colleen McKisson has been in the drill team since she was 11 years old at the behest of her mother. Now 18 and in her ninth year with the team, she is a freshman at the University of Washington and was just promoted to team captain.

McKisson was around 9 months old when she was adopted by her parents from China. She said that just under half of the team are also Chinese adoptees and that team gave her a sense of cultural identity.

"I remember joining the group and they were so extroverted, so welcoming, that I looked up to them," McKisson said. "I really strive to be what I looked up to when I was younger."

Chen, who was born and raised and still lives in Seattle, said she grew up watching the drill team perform at the annual Seafair Torchlight Parade. Though she was not able to join herself, Chen said that her daughter is now a member of the team.

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Chinese female drill team in Seattle challenges image of an 'American girl'

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The purpose of the Diversity Calendar is to address and support the diversity of students, staff, and families in K-12 education settings and beyond in order to create culturally responsive environments where everyone feels valued and respected.

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Click below to download the 2024-2025 PDF version of our calendar.

Events Calendar

Our Social Justice/DEIBelonging Events Calendar is designed to share opportunities for education, development, and community in social justice and DEIB. Events include both in-person and virtual in the greater Seattle area and beyond.

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Do you have an event to share? Please contact Judy at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

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The purpose of the Diversity Calendar is to address and support the diversity of students, staff, and families in K-12 education settings and beyond in order to create culturally responsive environments where everyone feels valued and respected.

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Click below to download the 2024-2025 PDF version of our calendar.

Events Calendar

Our Social Justice/DEIBelonging Events Calendar is designed to share opportunities for education, development, and community in social justice and DEIB. Events include both in-person and virtual in the greater Seattle area and beyond.

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Do you have an event to share? Please contact Judy at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

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Teaching young people about major identifiers helps them to learn about their own unique identities, as well as the myriad identities in their classroom communities.

This lesson supports each student's ability to empathize, connect, and collaborate with a diverse group of peers-skills that are of increasingly important in our multicultural, global society.

In this lesson, students will explore their own identities and personal experiences with race, culture, ability, family structure, religion or spirituality, and gender identity and expression. After individual reflection and group discussion, students will create their own identity flowers, filling each petal with words, adjectives, and/or identity terms that describe them.

Students will reflect on their own identity in regards to group identities.

Students will analyze storybook characters to determine fitting identity terms and adjectives.

Students will identify words, adjectives, and identity terms that describe themselves.

Students will discuss the importance of respecting people's identity terms and descriptive words.

Opportunities for Differentiation:

The individual work of creating the Identity Flower handout can be modified for students who need more support by working one-on-one with a teacher and being given stickers or pictures representing the student to place on the sign. Students who need a challenge can be asked to write a paragraph, book, or poem to accompany their Identity Flower handout or asked to compare their identity to the character from their group work.

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If you’re planning on using these materials… great!

These booklets were developed for the context of Edmond Heights K-12, a homeschool partnership program in the Edmonds School District. They were developed by Aviva Levin, an educator and volunteer, in partnership with the Edmond Heights Equity Team. This context might not be your context, so feel free to change these materials to suit your students!

All activities that were not originally my idea, and all secondary materials, have been sourced. If you are planning to use these activities, please make sure that the original creators are given the credit they deserve.

Also, please know that I am a person who is always growing in my own learning, and may make mistakes or cause harm accidentally through the use of my words or activities that I choose. Please feel free to reach out at aviva.levin@gmail.com to let me know where I can improve or make changes.

If you’re interested in education in general, I have a podcast called “Lesson: Impossible – An Exploration in Educational Innovation” that you may want to check out at www.lessonimpossible.com.

Happy Teaching!

Aviva

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October Disability History Month 2022.pdf

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Explore your family history, trace your roots, and dive into the diverse experiences of your ancestors from around the world. Engage with resources to help locate living family members, discover longstanding family legends, and expand the branches of your family tree.

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JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH - Jewish American Heritage Month

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Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is an annual recognition and celebration of American Jews' achievements and contributions to the United States of America. Held throughout May, it is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to America and the American culture. JAHM encourages communities across the country to educate diverse public audiences about Jewish culture; and spark crucial conversations about the American Jewish past, present and future.

Jewish American Heritage Month powered by Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, provides an overview, resources and a toolkit and ideas to implement within your community and/or school.

Start the JAHM celebration with this one-minute video from the World Jewish Congress.

Visit a Jewish Museum

We're fortunate to live in an area that has so many wonderful museums telling the story of Jewish Americans. And even if you can't' make it in person, many offer virtual tours or online resources.

Teach your children about Jewish history by visiting one of these museums either virtually or in person. Here are a few good options:

* Jewish Museum of Maryland; Located in Baltimore, this museum is for connecting with Jewish life, history, culture, and art.
* The Tenement Museum; This is a museum located in New York that focuses on telling the story of the working class citizens who immigrated to the United States into tenement housing. Take a look at some of their online exhibits.
* Capital Jewish Museum; Local museum that will open in person June 2023. Current website includes some local Jewish history.

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FAIR ACCURATE & INCLUSIVE Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Asian Pacific Islanders (API) are minorities within a minority. Although the media are covering the lives, stories and issues of LGBT people more frequently, and often in a more fair, accurate and balanced manner, repeatedly API LGBT voices, perspectives and opinions are left out of

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American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, invites all Americans to join in the celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month each May. Here are resources to demonstrate support for the U.S. Jewish community by participating in the celebration of America's rich Jewish heritage. Learn More.

Join Us in Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, invites all Americans to join in the celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month each May. Here are resources to demonstrate support for the U.S. Jewish community by participating in the celebration of America's rich Jewish heritage. Learn more below.

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Honoring Jewish American Heritage Month through learning and exploration

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This month, which has been so difficult for many in our community, is an especially timely and appropriate one in which to celebrate National Jewish American Heritage Month, and to reflect on the many contributions that Jewish students, teachers, scholars, innovators, healers and leaders have made at the University of Washington and around the world. In the face of an increasing number of incidents of antisemitism around the world and, sadly, here closer to home, it also gives us the opportunity to forcefully reject anti-Jewish prejudice and bigotry as a community.

To this end, for months I have been engaging with, and will continue to engage with, Jewish students and community members to ensure our University is truly a welcoming and inclusive campus. Hearing from students who no longer feel comfortable wearing a Star of David, or who felt discomfort, or even fear, walking across campus has been simultaneously heartbreaking and maddening, yet understandable given some of the repugnant graffiti we saw on our buildings and even on dorm bulletin boards. These incidents were among the reasons we recently launched a task force to assess and address concerns about antisemitism.

In light of these events, it is important to reaffirm that our University is home to a rich tradition of Jewish life, culture and studies, including Hillel UW and Chabad UW, which offer a wide range of programming, service opportunities and welcoming spaces for many of the more than 2,500 Jewish students earning their UW degrees. From the Hillel House Band to weekly Shabbat dinners and services across campus, Jewish Huskies with a range of beliefs have many options to explore and connect with their faith and identity across our University.

Within the Jackson School of International Studies, the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies serves as a hub for Jewish scholarship. Stroum Center students and scholars are engaged with a broad array of academic pursuits at the intersections of history, religion, arts, politics and ethnicity. Among them is lecturer Nicolaas Barr who was selected as the 2023 Outstanding Instructor in Jewish Studies for his inspiring teaching about antisemitism. Underscoring the interdisciplinary nature of Jewish Studies, this year's Finish Line Fellowship in Jewish Studies was awarded to Ke Guo (郭可), a doctoral candidate in music education who studies and performs traditional Sephardic music.

The center also has a large catalog of digital resources including the origins of anti-Jewish prejudice, stories about American Jews and the Spanish Civil War collected by Professor Joe Butwin, an exhibit about the life of the Sephardic Jewish immigrant Albert Levy, a lecture on the intersection of American Jewish and African American music, and a conversation with author Gary Steyngart about his American Jewish experience as a writer and immigrant. These types of education and dialogue are central to our mission as a public-serving institution of learning and inquiry.

Jewish Americans, who make up roughly two percent of the U.S. population, have always been a vibrant part of life in America and Seattle. And the traditions, culture and tenets of this 3,500 year-old faith form enduring ties that have enabled the 15.7 million Jews around the world to persevere in the face of genocide and antisemitism. All of us, Jewish and gentile, have a responsibility to condemn and combat what some have called "the oldest hatred." Together, we will work harder to be a welcoming community for people of all faiths and ancestries, who learn, work and live in safety and dignity.
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Portrait of the Whole Person - Disability Rights Washington

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Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in the month of November. At Western, it's a time of celebration and recognition - of the rich cultures and traditions of our Native and Indigenous communities -but also one of learning, reflection and dialogue.

During Native American Heritage Month and every month, WWU is committed to seeking out and encouraging Native histories and knowledge; to being purposeful and proactive in our inclusion of Native voices and knowledge; and to discover new ways to inspire and promote a new generation of Native intellectual change agents.

We invite all of our community to take part in a host of opportunities in support of Native and Indigenous learning and advancement, from Native lectures and dialogues to sporting events and film screenings. We hope to see you at these events, but our work won't end there. WWU will continue to invest its time, energy, and resources into supporting our Native populations, both here at Western and in the community over the long-term.

- Laural Ballew-Ses yehomia/tsi kuts bat soot, American Indian/Alaska Native and First Nations Relations Executive Director and Tribal Liaison, Western Washington University

- Amy Salinas Westmoreland, Director of Multicultural Student Services, Western Washington University

A conversation with WWU's Tribal Liaison Laural Ballew

Laural Ballew-Ses yehomia/tsi kuts bat soot, WWU's Tribal Liaison, shares thoughts and insights on what this season means to her as a person of Native descent and how universities and tribes can constructively work toward a rewarding and collaborative future for their communities.
Read the full conversation

How to Support Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month begins Wednesday.
Many events to celebrate and acknowledge Indigenous peoples all month long.
Situated on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples, Western Washington University will commemorate Native American Heritage Month in November with a full itinerary of campus events.

"We celebrate being Native every day," said Tribal Liaison Laural Ballew, "but the month is a great opportunity for us to share that knowledge and use that platform to remind everyone that we are still here."

The History of Native American Heritage Month

In 1990 Congress passed and President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating the month of November as the first National American Indian Heritage Month (also known as Native American Indian Month). "American Indians were the original inhabitants of the lands that now constitute the United States of America," noted H.J. Res. 577. "Native American Indians have made an essential and unique contribution to our Nation" and "to the world."

Introduced by Hawaii senator Daniel Inouye and congressional delegate Eni Faloemavaega of American Samoa, the joint resolution stated that "the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon Federal, State, and local governments, interested groups and organizations, and the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities."

In 2008 the commemorative language was amended to also include the contributions of Alaskan Natives. Every year, by statute and/or presidential proclamation, the month of November is recognized as National Native American Heritage Month.

Information provided by US Senate.
Additional information from the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Thank you to our Sponsors and Collaborators

Native American Student Union

WWU Tribal Relations Office

Office of Student Resilience

LGBTQ+ Western

WWU Libraries

WWU Athletics

Center for Education, Equity, and Diversity

Office of Multicultural Student Services

A special thank you to our community partners

Cof&, Native Arts 360, Children of the Setting Sun Productions, Westshore Canoe Family

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One Out of Five: Disability History and Pride Project

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If you’re planning on using these materials… great!

These booklets were developed for the context of Edmond Heights K-12, a homeschool partnership program in the Edmonds School District. They were developed by Aviva Levin, an educator and volunteer, in partnership with the Edmond Heights Equity Team. This context might not be your context, so feel free to change these materials to suit your students!

All activities that were not originally my idea, and all secondary materials, have been sourced. If you are planning to use these activities, please make sure that the original creators are given the credit they deserve.

Also, please know that I am a person who is always growing in my own learning, and may make mistakes or cause harm accidentally through the use of my words or activities that I choose. Please feel free to reach out at aviva.levin@gmail.com to let me know where I can improve or make changes.

If you’re interested in education in general, I have a podcast called “Lesson: Impossible – An Exploration in Educational Innovation” that you may want to check out at www.lessonimpossible.com.

Happy Teaching!

Aviva

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Your Kids

Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration that pays tribute to the contribution of Americans that trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean. The celebration honors the rich culture, history, and contributions this community has made on the culture and economy of the United States. The theme for 2022, announced by the National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers (NCHEPM), is “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation.”

When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated
Hispanic heritage month starts on Sept 15 to honor the five countries, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, on their independence from Spain in 1821. Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence on September 16, 18 and 21st respectively. According to National Today, The month-long celebrations end October 15 to include Dia de la Raza or Columbus Day on October 12th.

How to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with your kids
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is a fun way to introduce your child to different cultures, music, dancing, books, and more. Below are resources  showcasing Hispanic / Latino cultures.

Students have been learning about Hispanic leaders who changed the world, like Frida Kahlo, Ellen Ochoa, Sonia Sotomayor, and others. How we will celebrate in the classroom:

1. Take a virtual tour.

2. Learn about Hispanic and Latino celebrations and traditions.

3. Play traditional games during a Hispanic Heritage Month twist.

4. Explore Latinx heritage through art

. 5. Read books by Hispanic and Latino authors.

6. We May have some visitors doing read-aloud.

On Fridays and every Friday, September 15 through October 15, in honor, September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of the independence of the Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In the United States, the celebration originated in 1968, when Congress authorized the president to issue an annual proclamation designating National Hispanic Heritage Week. Two decades later, lawmakers extended the duration of the celebration to one month, from September 15 to October 15. In that honor, we will wear regional clothing to represent our indigenous culture and wear it proudly. You’re welcome to have your Students participate. I will be wearing traditional regalia clothes. Here are resources I hope we can all participate.

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NW African American Museum - Educational Resources

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This new iteration of the timeline is based on the work of Dr. Portia Maultsby, founding director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University and consultant for the National Museum of African American Music. The timeline contains three main threads: Sacred Traditions, Secular Traditions, and Secular Instrumental Traditions, covering over 50 African American musical genres and styles.

Genesis for the timeline came in 2009 when the late soprano Jessye Norman-the curator for one of Carnegie Hall's first citywide festivals: HONOR! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy-believed it was important to have an online educational companion to expand the audience's journey of discovery of the origins of African American music.

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This new iteration of the timeline is based on the work of Dr. Portia Maultsby, founding director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University and consultant for the National Museum of African American Music. The timeline contains three main threads: Sacred Traditions, Secular Traditions, and Secular Instrumental Traditions, covering over 50 African American musical genres and styles.

Genesis for the timeline came in 2009 when the late soprano Jessye Norman-the curator for one of Carnegie Hall's first citywide festivals: HONOR! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy-believed it was important to have an online educational companion to expand the audience's journey of discovery of the origins of African American music.

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Lesson Plan: History of Juneteenth and why it's now a national holiday

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This lesson was originally published on June 16, 2021 and was updated on June 15, 2022.
For a Google version of this lesson plan, click here. (Note: you will need to make a copy of the document to edit it). Overview:
In this lesson, students will explore and discuss the history and context around the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. Topics explored will include the history of racial injustice in the U.S., the Civil War and the limitations of the Emancipation Proclamation. Additionally, students will be encouraged to explore the modern significance of Juneteenth and its long-term impact.

Time: One 50-60 minute class period

Grades: 6-12
Introduction
On June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously approved a bill approving June 19 as a federal holiday for "Juneteenth National Independence Day." The House passed the bill one day later. Still, many Americans are still unaware of the history and significance of June 19.

On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring "that all persons held as slaves" in the Confederacy "shall be free." While this may have freed some enslaved people on paper, the reality was much more complicated.

For instance, the Emancipation Proclamation only freed those slaves held under the Confederacy, not in border states loyal to the Union, including Kentucky, West Virginia and Delaware, where slavery was still legal after the Emancipation Proclamation. In fact, slavery was still legal in Kentucky until Dec. 1865, when the 13th Amendment was passed, though Kentucky voted against ratifying the amendment.

Confederate states and slaveholders also resisted emancipation, and many people remained enslaved in Confederate states after the proclamation, even as many enslaved people fought for their freedom or escaped behind Union lines. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union issued an order in Galveston, Texas, alerting all enslaved persons that they were legally free.

At this point in 1865, Texas was the westernmost state in America and one of the last Confederate states to be occupied by the Union. Many slaveholders had fled Union advances in other parts of the South to Texas, along with the people they had enslaved.

While it took time for the logistics of "freeing" enslaved people to come into effect, the importance of June 19, or "Juneteenth" lived on. Considering how complicated emancipation was, many dates were considered for holding celebrations of emancipation, but over 150 years later, June 19 remains.

What originally was a holiday mainly observed by Texans has grown to be recognized all over the country. Each year on "Juneteenth," (or more formally Juneteenth National Freedom Day), communities all around the United States gather and celebrate and reflect on the history of slavery and struggle for civil rights and equality, including the work that still remains after conditional advances such as the Emancipation Proclamation.
Warm up activity
As a class, watch the BrainPop video (8 minutes) below found introducing Juneteenth. While watching the video, answer the following discussion questions.
Discussion questions:

What is "Juneteenth"? What does it celebrate?

Why did it take so long for enslaved peoples in Texas to finally be free? What obstacles existed?

What were some of the forms of discrimination against newly freed people mentioned in the video?

What is the Great Migration?

How did Juneteenth become a national, not just regional, celebration?

After watching the video, separate into groups of 3-4 to discuss the focus questions (5 minutes).

Main activities:

1. Along with their groups, participants should read through the article "What is Juneteenth" by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. starting at the second section, "Other Contenders." (10 minutes) After reading, discuss the following questions (5-10 minutes):

Why was June 19 chosen as the date to celebrate the freedom of all Americans? What were some of the drawbacks to other dates? Can you make an argument for why you think a different date might have been better or worse?

Gates describes several reasons why Juneteenth struggled to be remembered at times, and why it was able to endure. Compare and contrast what the BrainPop video included as reasons why Juneteenth struggled and endured with what Gates emphasizes. What do you think were the most important factors in Juneteenth's momentum and remembrance worth continuing?

2. If Juneteenth isn't recognized in your state, see if you can answer: Why is Juneteenth not recognized? At the end of the article in the "Juneteenth Today" section, Gates describes how Juneteenth has spread in modern day. Explore Juneteenth in your local community. Search for the history of Juneteenth in your community and state. (10-15 minutes) Find out:

Does my state recognize Juneteenth?

When did my state start recognizing Juneteenth, if at all?

What was the process of Juneteenth becoming a holiday in my state?

Resources students can use include:

Additional activities
1. Brainstorm or plan a Juneteenth celebration activity. This can be decorating a common area, bringing in a relevant local speaker or planning a refreshment break for your school. Juneteenth celebrations can be in the home, at school or in community locations. For more inspiration see these resources:

2. Some activists feel ambivalent about Juneteenth becoming a national holiday, or reject the idea. To learn more about the nuances surrounding making Juneteenth a federal holiday, watch this NewsHour interview with Dr. Mark Anthony Neal recorded in 2020 amid the George Floyd protests.

If classrooms finish and plan a celebratory activity, please share your ideas with us on social media @NewsHourEXTRA on Twitter.
Cecilia Curran is a current rising sophomore at Amherst College. She is a prospective double major in Asian Languages & Civilization and Psychology looking to work in Public Health. This summer she is working as one of PBS NewsHour EXTRA's interns. Local to northern Virginia, Cecilia has loved PBS and her local PBS station WETA for years and is ecstatic to work with NewsHour this summer.
This lesson was edited by NewsHour Classroom's education producer and former history teacher Vic Pasquantonio.

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Juneteenth: How and Why It Should Be Taught in K-12 Schools

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Juneteenth, a holiday long recognized within the Black community that commemorates the end of slavery became a national holiday just last year.

And while it's observed at a time when most K-12 schools are out on summer break, there is a value in teaching about the holiday and its legacy year-round, says Sonya Douglass, a professor of education leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Douglass is also the founding director of the university's Black Education Research Collective, which is developing a Black studies curriculum for preK-12 schools in New York City.

She spoke with Education Week on how and why educators teach about Juneteenth and the broader value for all students in expanding how Black history is taught.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What is Juneteenth-its history and its legacy?
It's really, in essence, the celebration of the end of slavery. It wasn't until Union soldiers were able to notify slaves in Galveston, Texas [on June 19, 1865] that the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, that they were in fact free. And so it's really a time of celebration, in celebrating independence and freedom for Black people. That's really what the holiday is about.
Why and how should K-12 educators teach about Juneteenth in school, especially when several schools are out for the summer when the holiday is observed?
Well, I think it's actually nice that the holiday is in the summer, because it really is about Black communities deciding how they spend the holiday. But I think it's something that requires teachers to have a better understanding of Black history and studies throughout the school year.

It's one of the things that the Black Education Research Collective is actually working on in the New York City public schools right now, in curating the first-ever preK-12, interdisciplinary Black studies curriculum. And what we're finding about this process is that there's so much information. When we think about Black history beginning with the origins of civilization to contemporary issues like Black Lives Matter, there is a lot of information and a lot of knowledge that needs to be shared in K-12 schools.

Juneteenth is one example of that. I think it embodies, again, the history of being taken from the continent to the United States, enslavement, and then the emancipation period. Wthin Juneteenth there's a lot of information that is really important to be integrated throughout curriculum and what is taught across the entire school year.

Corporations have gotten pushback over efforts to commercialize Juneteenth with products like specially labeled ice cream. What should educators know about thoughtful ways to honor or celebrate Juneteenth in the classroom?
I mean, at the end of the day, I think it's educating and informing ourselves.

Like I said, Black studies and Black history have not been a part of what's typically taught in K-12 schools, and so many of us, myself included, didn't have access to that type of information and knowledge. And so I think it's recognizing that as an opportunity to really have informed conversations about the history of Black people in America.

I think it really begins with us taking that time to really educate ourselves around what Juneteenth means and then being able to have informed dialogue about how it resonates in many ways with the struggle for Black lives even in 2022.
What should educators know about teaching Black history at a time when more states are making efforts to limit discussions of race in the classroom through legislation and other means?
It's easier said than done, but it does take courage to do this. I just want to acknowledge and commend those educators who are continuing to teach the truth in the face of resistance. But it underscores the need to invest more energy, time, and resources in history and civics education in the curriculum.

What we are experiencing points to the need to ensure that social foundations and cultural studies are included in K-12 curricula. And that teaching to narrowly constructed tests undermines the opportunity to do that.

So I'm hoping that there'll be more of a reset in terms of what is actually taught. And we need to really support teachers in this moment. And I think that through doing more community-based work in connecting parents, families, and students-and actually letting the young people help teach us some things as well-we can build the coalitions and partnerships that can help us to get to a point where we're not dealing with this really divisive environment, but really moving toward a shared vision of education, where everyone benefits.

I think it's important to underscore that we are in a pivotal moment in U.S. education and history. While we are witnessing a lot of conflict, I do think it's the beginning of a new wave in education that is going to be more conscious and inclusive, and that will better prepare young people to be productive and contributing members of a functioning democracy.

So it's rough now but I'm hopeful that by having these discussions and continuing to educate ourselves on the histories of all people who contributed to this country, that we're going to be in a much better place in the years ahead.

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Juneteenth, a holiday long recognized within the Black community that commemorates the end of slavery became a national holiday just last year. And while it's observed at a time when most K-12 schools are out on summer break, there is a value in teaching about the holiday and its legacy year-round, says Sonya Douglass, a professor of education leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

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Juneteenth - June 19th, also known as Emancipation Day - is one of the commemorations of people seizing their freedom in the United States.

Celebrate. But We Can't Teach?

This beautiful tradition of Black freedom should be taught in school.

Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth. At least 42 states have passed or proposed legislation to prohibit teaching about structural racism. The goal of conservative legislators: to outlaw teaching about the founding of this country on slavery and genocide or the long Black freedom struggle.

Some statewide bills ban teaching about the very structures and systems that led to enslavement as well as how these structures continue to manifest in policing, redlining, voter suppression laws, and more.

But educators around the country continue to pledge to teach the truth about structural racism.

Last weekend, teachers in at least 25 cities joined the national #TeachTruth Days of Action. They pledged at historic sites to illustrate the history that teachers are required to lie about or omit where the GOP anti-history bills become law.

The #TeachTruth campaign continues all year.

Take a photo with a sign at a historic site and share it on social media. Read how here.

It is time to redouble our commitment to teach about the long Black freedom struggle, including Juneteenth.

Background on Juneteenth

Here are key points from scholars Greg Carr, Christopher Wilson, and Clint Smith on the history beyond the traditional textbook narrative about Juneteenth.

Black Troops Spreading the Word with Every Marching Foot
By Howard University professor Greg Carr, transcribed from a Teach the Black Freedom Struggle Online Class
While General Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation off that veranda in Galveston, there were at least nine regiments of the United States Colored Troops marking their way through Texas, the last of the 10 states in the Confederacy to give up. Black troops, some of those same Black troops that have captured Richmond, those Black troops were now in Texas. So while Granger makes the formal announcement on June 19th, and a year later to the day, Black folks start celebrating Juneteenth formally, those Black troops are spreading the word with every marching foot as they come across the South.

June 19th is the official day marking these emancipation celebrations as it formally comes into the African awareness in Texas. But the dates are usually linked to whenever people found out they were free, which is why in Mississippi, in Alabama, in Arkansas, in Oklahoma, you might see an August date or July date. This is described in O Freedom: Afro-American Emancipation Celebrations by William Wiggins. What we see in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, is also connected to the Caribbean, described in Howard University professor Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie's book on Emancipation Day celebrations called Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World. There is also Decoration Day. We think about the roots of what become Memorial Day, the idea of honoring our ancestors who made the ultimate sacrifice, by placing flowers on their graves and you see that coming out of South Carolina. There's a very good book called Conjuring Freedom that talks about that South Carolina regiment of Colored Troops and the beautiful Ed Dwight monument on the South Carolina State House grounds.

. . .In many of the churches in the North - Boston, Philadelphia, New York - people prayed on the last day of December 1862. They brought in the New Year with the expectation that now it was time to get up off our knees, go get some guns or support those with guns, and make this Emancipation Proclamation stand up since it didn't apply unless you were in control of the place that you went to in battles.

And, of course, January 1 was the celebration day for a lot of Black people for years because of the Emancipation Proclamation. Minister Silas X. Floyd said, "May God forget my people, if we forget this day," and that was January 1, not June 19. That's another one of many examples.

It Was Not the "News" That Traveled Slowly - It Was "Power"
By Christopher Wilson, Experience Design Director, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Very often Juneteenth is presented as a story of "news" of the Emancipation Proclamation "traveling slowly" to the Deep South and Texas, but it was really a story of power traveling slowly, and of freedom being seized. Due to the telegraph, newspapers and the United States Army spread out all across the country to put down the slaveholders' rebellion, word of Lincoln's order spread all over the South immediately after it was announced in September 1862 and took effect in January 1863.

While enslaved Black people in far off places like Texas were often kept in the dark and fed a pro-slavery narrative of the events of the war and the nation, whether they received word of the order wasn't so much the point. As with an incarcerated prisoner who may be told she's free, until the prison bars are unlocked that word only results in theoretical freedom. The news that the United States government was declaring enslaved people in areas still in rebellion against the nation forever free was incredibly important to the enslaved and the country, but what mattered more than that news was the power and will to enforce it. General Granger's order was less directed toward offering news to the enslaved than it was about commanding lawless human traffickers and insurrectionists to obey the Proclamation issued two years earlier.

Even following the arrival of the power to enforce the emancipation order in the form of the United States Army, enslaved people were left with much of the responsibility to seize their own freedom. As had been the case since the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, the position of the federal government on ending slavery in much of the country offered the enslaved the chance to take their freedom into their own hands and promised that if they could get themselves to an area not controlled by rebels, that this theoretical freedom would be fulfilled. This drive and requirement for self-emancipation has been consistent through the story of Black American history.

The Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 made school segregation unconstitutional, but it was men, women and children who put their bodies on the line to actually desegregate schools years later. The Morgan v. Virginia decision in 1946 made segregation on interstate buses unconstitutional, but it was Freedom Riders who were beaten and burned who desegregated transit in 1961.

The promise of freedom implied in the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation was real and very important, as was the eventual enforcement of that order by the Army across the South and into Texas, but the enslaved were ultimately the ones to truly decide what freedom meant to them and who worked to make it a reality.

Long History of Commemorations

By journalist and educator Clint Smith, in an excerpt from his 2021 book, How the Word Is Passed (page 187)

The earliest iterations of Juneteenth in Texas, which began following the end of the Civil War, ranged from ceremonial readings of the Emancipation Proclamation to Black newspapers printing images of Abraham Lincoln in their pages, testament to a man who had already begun to take on a legendary and even mythical status among many in the Black community.

Other celebrations included church services in which preachers had the congregation give thanks for their freedom while encouraging them to be relentless in the ongoing struggle for racial equity. Often there were parades, large displays of song and celebration that shook the street. And in the afternoons there were massive feasts, the sort of spread that people looked forward to all year: spareribs, fried chicken, black-eyed peas. . . .

With the threat of lynching always there for Black Southerners, some celebrations across the country disappeared from public view and into private homes and Black churches.

Teaching Resources

Also recommended: Juneteenth Observances Promote 'Absolute Equality' by Coshandra Dillard in Learning for Justice.

Find related classroom resources below.

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Juneteenth - June 19th, also known as Emancipation Day - is one of the commemorations of people seizing their freedom from slavery in the United States. Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth.

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Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the day enslaved Texans learned they were free in June of 1865. While the history of the holiday includes the injustice of enslavement, Juneteenth should also be understood in the context of Black people's fight for justice and freedom.

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Juneteenth is the annual holiday which commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States, celebrated on June 19 th. On June 19, 1865, federal troops traveled to Galveston, Texas, to pass on the message that the Civil War had ended and that all African American slaves should be freed. Fifteen years later, Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas, and over the next few decades, 46 other states followed suit. Teaching students about Juneteenth provides an opportunity to bring the conversation of racism and discrimination to the classroom while also commemorating the end of slavery.
Resources
There are many resources available online for teaching students about Juneteenth. Though many consider this holiday significant, it is overlooked by many school systems; thus, it is important that educators teach students about this monumental day in their classrooms. The materials below will provide educators with information that may help students learn about Juneteenth.
Lesson Plans

1. Leaders 4SC Forces: Leaders 4SC provides a variety of Task Forces that provoke students to think critically about key issues as they roleplay as decision-makers and brainstorm well-detailed solutions. Each Task Force comes with step-by-step instructions, Google slide templates to be used with virtual breakout rooms, and topic-specific questions to get students started. The activities can be completed either individually or as part of a group. A fun Task Force is Reform The Justice System.

2. Celebrate Juneteenth!: This lesson plan from ReadWriteThink encourages students to compare the celebrations of Juneteenth and Fourth of July with a Venn diagram, in order to draw conclusions about the ways people celebrate and define freedom in the United States. There are four different websites presented, which explore Juneteenth, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other related concepts that students will find. This activity is a bit open-ended, so it may take a bit more time for educators to set it up the way they want, depending on what their goals are for the activity.

3. Celebrate Juneteenth 2020: Teach For America provides an abundance of teaching resources for educators to utilize in the classroom when teaching students about this important holiday. These resources include books, videos, speeches, articles, movies, lesson plans, teaching strategies, and classroom guides. Each of these materials will help students understand the history of Juneteenth and its importance in America.

4. 17 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth With Kids: WeAreTeachers has compiled a list of seventeen ways to celebrate Juneteenth with kids. The recommended materials on this page include books, videos, and other teaching resources. At the bottom of the page, there is a link which will bring educators to a list of 21 anti-racism videos to share with young audiences. Take a look through these resources and see if any would prove beneficial in the classroom!

Articles

1. Teaching Juneteenth: Teaching Tolerance has published a brief article on teaching students about Juneteenth and empowering them to advocate for change. Topics touched upon include culture as resistance, backlash to freedom, understanding emancipation, and American ideals. Ideally, through using the advice and information in this article along with other lesson plans and ideas, educators will give students the tools they need to advocate for "narratives and experiences that have been erased or forgotten."

2. Juneteenth Should Be Taught In Schools: Forbes offers a short article explaining why Juneteenth should be taught in schools in the United States. Unfortunately, many Americans are unaware of Juneteenth because the holiday is not taught in their schools. This piece will further convince educators to teach students about Juneteenth and give them some insight as to why teaching this holiday in school is important.

3. Four Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth with Students: Edutopia provides four ways that educators can celebrate Juneteenth with students. Suggestions include hosting a debate or oratory contest, sponsoring an anti-racism demonstration, planning a field trip centered around civil rights, and inviting a community speaker who works to preserve African American history and culture.

4. Observing Juneteenth in 2020: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) shares a piece on observing Juneteenth in 2020. The author writes on how this year's celebrations will be different and provides stories (via video) which educators can use in the classroom if they want their students to learn more about "the historical context for today's conversations around racism, freedom, and the long shadow of slavery."

Informational Sites

1. What Is Juneteenth?: HISTORY provides a wealth of information on Juneteenth, specifically discussing the background of the holiday, including the Emancipation Proclamation along with the creation of Juneteenth and slavery in Texas. THere is also a video under the article on the Emancipation Proclamation which may help students better understand the abolishment of slavery.

2. So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth?: The New York Times provides an article explaining Juneteenth and the most common questions surrounding this annual holiday. From this article, not only will both educators and students learn the basic facts about Juneteenth, but they will also find insight into Juneteenth's status as a national holiday, why Juneteenth became so important in 2020, and why the President Trump's plans to hold a rally on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma drew criticism. [Note: a subscription may be required to view this article.]

3. Juneteenth: Encyclopaedia Britannica offers a bit of information on Juneteenth, including its origins, whether or not it's a national holiday, how it's celebrated, how the American Civil Rights Movement affected Juneteenth celebrations, and more.

Conclusion
Teaching students about Juneteenth is necessary because in order to change the current systemic racism in our society, we need to understand the legacy of slavery and remember that the fight for racial equality is not over. The resources provided will give educators the tools to teach their students about Juneteenth and its importance.
Additional Resources

1. What is Juneteenth?: CNN provides a one-minute video detailing the celebrations commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and the history behind Juneteenth. For educators teaching in a classroom where there are few students with knowledge of this holiday, this video may serve as a good introduction to the topic.

2. 9 Things to Know About the History of Juneteenth: NBC presents a list of nine important facts about the history of Juneteenth. This list is a good overview of the lead-up to Juneteenth, the monumental events in Texas, and the 1980 "Emancipation Day in Texas."

3. Activists Are Pushing to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday. Here's the History Behind Their Fight: TIME has published an article on the history of Juneteenth, including its origins, the movement to make Juneteenth a national holiday, and what the holiday means today. This piece is extremely informative, providing students with relevant information on Juneteenth's importance in today's society.

4. Juneteenth | All About the Holidays: PBS provides a one-minute video on Juneteenth geared towards students in grades K-5. This clip may be a good way to introduce the concept of this holiday to students, as most are unfortunately unaware of the history behind Juneteenth and its importance to modern-day society.

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Monday marked just the second time in U.S. history that the federal government has recognized Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought word of slavery's end to Galveston, Texas, freeing the last enslaved people after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Peniel Joseph, founder of The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Amna Nawaz:
Generations of Black families, like Angela Milburn's here in Houston, Texas, have long celebrated this day.

Angela Milburn, Texas Resident:
I cherish this day and all the days that follow this one and that came before this, because of what a lot of my ancestors went through that knew each other and the struggle that they did for us.

Opal Lee, Civil Rights Leader:
Thank yourself, a committee of one, because you know people who aren't on the same page that you are. And so you're going to have to change their minds.

Amna Nawaz:
In all 50 states and the District of Colombia recognize Juneteenth in some form. Texas was first back in 1980. But, so far, only 24 states and D.C. have made June 19 a public paid holiday, though more states could soon follow.

The city of Boston marked the holiday with a weekend celebration of Black arts and culture. Philadelphia marked the day with its first Juneteenth parade since the start of the pandemic, a celebration of America's story more fully told.

Well, Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday certainly elevated conversations about Black history and the legacy of slavery in America, but where are those conversations today?

To talk more about that, I'm joined now by Professor Peniel Joseph. He is the founding director of the Center For the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he's also a professor of history. He's the author of the upcoming book "The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century."

Professor Joseph, welcome back to the "NewsHour." And thank you for joining us on this holiday.

Peniel Joseph, Founding Director, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy: Great to be here.

Peniel Joseph:
Well, I think the hope is based on the fact that the country, really led in this case by both grassroots interest in Juneteenth in the Black community, but then President Biden and others, is trying to confront slavery and the fact that we are a democracy whose roots are in racial slavery.

And that makes us a complex place to live in, right? So when people say that the country suffers from systemic racism, they're not saying that because somehow they dislike or hate the country. They're saying that because they love the country.

So Juneteenth sort of reflects a complicated history of America and American democracy. But, paradoxically, it brings us closer to becoming that beloved community that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote and spent his whole life trying to achieve.

Amna Nawaz:
You had have this one line in a recent piece that stuck with me. I will read it here.

You said: "As a federal holiday, Juneteenth now offers a window for Americans into understanding how the political is personal."

What did you mean by that?

Peniel Joseph:
Well, these stories - we have now so many great stories about people celebrating Juneteenth with their family and their friends over the decades.

These were real people. So these are really personal stories. They're stories of Black people in Galveston celebrating. They're stories of Black people trying to leave plantations in Eastern Texas and other places to reunite with loved ones.

So when we think about the personal as the political, this is as important a holiday for America as July 4 our is. And the reason why it's so important is that there was four million Americans who were disallowed to be considered citizens, who were disallowed to embody the dignity that they knew they had solely because of race and because of slavery.

So, Juneteenth provides us a context to understand that, hey, this isn't a story about them. This is a story about us.

Amna Nawaz:
At the same time, when we talk about the political, I have to point out there are some strong opposing forces at play in a lot of these conversations, right?

We now have a slew of legislative efforts across the country led mostly by Republican lawmakers to stop efforts in schools from people teaching about the history of American - of racism in America, about the afterlife, as you put it, of our system of enslavement, slavery in America, punishing teachers who try to talk about some of these topics.

What does that tell you about where we are?

Peniel Joseph:
Well, I - it tells me that we're a complicated nation.

So, on the one hand, we have got Juneteenth and supporters of multiracial democracy. On the other hand, we have anti-CRT legislation and we have the January 6 hearings and supporters of really the past racial status quo that existed during the era of Jim Crow segregation, that existed during slavery.

So we are still caught in that bind of the folks who believe and support multiracial democracy and those who think about America as a much less inclusive place, as a place that should be dominated just by white male founders. And founders there would be in quotes, because we know that the founders of the country were actually multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural women, as well as men.

So I think it just shows me that we are making progress, but we are still caught in the feedback loop of the history that those who don't want us to know about Juneteenth seem determined to deny.

Amna Nawaz:
You mentioned the January 6 hearings. So I wonder if you could explain that a little bit. What's the parallel between what you see unfolding there and our conversations around Black history?

Peniel Joseph:
Well, January 6 is the grassroots cousin of the racial intolerance that we see used to divide folks politically in the 21st century.

So, January 6 has real roots in the period of Reconstruction right after the Civil War, where, on the one hand, like what Juneteenth reflects, we had a move to reimagine American democracy as multiracial, multicultural, but, on the other hand, we had the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. We had the rise of poll taxes and legislation to deny Black voting rights. We had the rise of the convict lease system.

But we also had the rise of violent coups against duly elected governments. The peak of that is going to be 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina, where an interracial Black and white government is actually violently overthrown. There were all these different versions of January 6 that really led to the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s and the 1880s.

So, in a way, when we think about Juneteenth taking place against the backdrop of January 6 and legislation to deny the teaching of Black history and to deny the teaching of our history of racial injustice, they're all connected. They're all intimately linked.

We are an American family collectively, even when there are partisan political and ideological divisions. And I think that Juneteenth allows us a context to explore these divisions, but also explore what unifies us as Americans.

Peniel Joseph:
Thank you. I enjoyed it.

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Monday marked just the second time in U.S. history that the federal government has recognized Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought word of slavery's end to Galveston, Texas, freeing the last enslaved people after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

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Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to honor the histories, cultures and contributions of people of Latin American descent in the United States.

Many schools and communities celebrate with an annual celebration, with festivals, presentations, or displays. This resource will set you up to share a daily fun fact each day of the month! These would be great as part of school morning announcements or daily social media fun facts.

The Hispanic community is integral to the history of accomplishments of the United States. Immigrants are a vital part of that history, as well as the Latin Americans who were also part of the land and culture in the United States, long before it even had that name.
Content:

1. 31 Days of Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia & Fun Facts

2. 4 Weeks of Trivia Questions to Test Your Knowledge

3. 5 World-Changing Inventions from Latinos

4. 5 Lists of World-Changing Hispanic Americans Related Post: Hispanic Heritage Month Activities and Ideas

Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia & Fun Facts

We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th.
September 15:
I've created a set of fun facts and trivia for each day. The trivia ranges from facts about famous Hispanic Americans and Hispanic culture to geography, food, and info on the Spanish language.

September 15th was chosen as the beginning date because it is the anniversary of Independence Day for Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras (all in 1821).

September 16:

Mexico celebrates the beginning of their fight for independence on September 15th - 16th.

September 17:
September 18:
President Lyndon Johnson established National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. President Ronald Reagan extended it to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988.
September 19:
September 18th is Independence Day for Chile (1810).
September 20:
The 2022 theme for National Hispanic Heritage Month is Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation.
September 21:
As of 2019, there were 60.6 million people of Hispanic descent in the United States. As of 2020, the Hispanic/Latino population in the U.S. was approximately 18% of the total population. (Census.gov)
September 22:
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday some people celebrate in Mexico, but it is not their Independence Day. It commemorates a battle in the city of Puebla, Mexico in 1862.
September 23:
Ellen Ochoa was the first Latina astronaut to be in space., in 1993. She brought her flute to play on the nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
September 24:
Hispanic means someone of descent from a Spanish-speaking country. There are 21 Spanish-speaking countries, in North America, South American, Europe, and Africa.
September 25:
Latino means someone descended from Latin America, which includes non-Spanish speaking countries like Brazil. More and more people are now using the gender-neutral term Latinx.
September 26:
Dolores Huerta and César Chávez founded the United Farmworkers Union, which is still the largest union that fights for agricultural workers today.
September 27:
Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up in the Bronx, was sworn in as the first Hispanic Supreme Court judge, in 2009. She is in the National Women's Hall of Fame.
September 28:
There are more Spanish speakers in the United States than in Spain, if you count people who speak Spanish as a second language!
September 29:
Rita Moreno was the first Latino to win an Oscar, for her role in Westside Story. She is one of a handful of PEGOTs in the whole world (a recipient of the Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards).

California, Texas, and Florida have the largest Hispanic population of any states.

As of 2019, there were 1.25 million Hispano/Latino veterans in the United States.

September 30:

Spanish is the world's number 2 language. There are almost 500 million Spanish speakers in the world.
October 1:
As of 2021, these were the top five countries by number ofnativeSpanish-speakers:
October 2:
Roberto Clemente was the first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He batted up to the .352 in 1970 and had 3,000 career hits. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.
October 3:
The Andes Mountains (also known as the Cordillera de los Andes) are the world's longest mountain range.
October 4:
Even though Spanish is the official language of most Latin American countries, there are more than 370 languages spoken across Central and South America.
October 5:
Carlos Santana was the first Latino inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998).
October 6:
The Aztec and Maya were pre-Spanish empires, with the Aztec spread across much of modern day Mexico and the Maya in southern Mexico/ northern Central America. We can trace the source of chocolate back to the Aztec and Maya civilizations!
October 7:
The Amazon rainforest in South America produces 20% of the world's oxygen. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world.
October 8:
Lin-Manuel Mirando is a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of the Broadway shows Hamilton and In the Heights.

In 1848, at the end of the Mexican-American war, the United States annexed New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California.
October 9:
Many cities and states have Spanish names. Some examples: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Colorado, Santa Fe, etc.
October 10:
Selena Quintanilla was a Grammy award-winning singer born to Mexican parents. She is known as the Queen of Tejano Music, or the Madonna of the Tejano.
October 11:
Chichén Itzá, one of the seven wonders of the world, is a city in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It's famous for its pyramid El Castillo (the Mayans were famous for their astronomy and there are 365 steps, for each day of the year).
October 12:
Some examples of famous Latin foods are: tacos, tamales, arepas, ceviche, rice and beans, flan, and more.
October 13:
Although today is officially Columbus Day, many people are fighting to change the name to Día de la Raza, or Día de la Hispanidad. This honors the many indigenous people who already lived in the Americas (and lost their lives due to the arrival of Columbus).
October 14:
Sylvia Mendez was only 8 years old when she was at the center of the 1947 Mendez vs. Westminster case. This led to the desegregation of schools in California. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
October 15:
Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a special holiday celebrated in Mexico and some other countries. It's a day to remember and celebrate family and friends who have passed on. Even though it's celebrated October 31-Nov. 1, don't get in mixed up with Halloween- they are two different holidays!

The Incan civilization was an empire stretched across much of South America before the arrival of the Spaniards. Machu Picchu, an Incan site in Peru, is one of the seven wonders of the world.

23 Trivia Questions to Test Your Knowledge

These have some overlap with the fun facts above. However, they are reformatted into questions with suggested answers in case you want to do questions with prizes.
1. What is the difference between the words Hispanic and Latino?
General Questions

Hispanic refers to someone from or with ancestors from a Spanish-speaking country. It includes people from Spain and Equatorial Guinea.

Latino refers to someone from or with ancestors from a country in of Latin origin, usually Latin America. This term includes some non-Spanish-speaking countries such as Brazil.
2. Which two presidents made National Hispanic Heritage Week and Month official?

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget... defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
- U.S. Census Bureau
3. Why does Hispanic Heritage Month start on September 15th?
President Lyndon Johnson established National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. President Ronald Reagan extended it to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988.
4. Name two U.S. states that formerly belonged to Mexico.
September 15th was chosen as the beginning date because it is the anniversary of Independence Day for Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras (all in 1821).
5. Which are the top 3 Latin American nations represented in the United States?
California, Nevada, Utah, Texas and New Mexico, along with most of Arizona and Colorado, and some of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.

Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, respectively.
6. How does Spanish rank among the world's most-spoken languages?
The Spanish Language
7. What percent of people in the U.S. speak Spanish?
Spanish is the second most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese.
8. How many Spanish-speaking countries are there?
About 13% of the U.S. population speaks Spanish at home, or 45.7 million people.
9. How many continents have countries with Spanish as the official language?
There are 21 Spanish-speaking countries with Spanish as the official language, if Puerto Rico is counted.

It depends on how you count the continents. Europe, Africa, and the Americas (North, South, and Central America) all make the list.

10. What are the top 5 Countries by number of Spanish Language Students? (2021 source)

1. United States

2. Brazil

3. France

4. United Kingdom

5. Italy

11. Who wrote the House on Mango Street?
Famous Hispanic-Americans
12. Who was the first Latina in space?
Sandra Cisneros
13. Who was the first Latino to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Ellen Ochoa
14. Who was sworn in as the first Hispanic Supreme court judge in 2009?
Roberto Clemente
15. Who was known as the Queen of Salsa, from Cuba?
Sonia Sotomayor

Celia Cruz
16. What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate?
Latin American Culture
17. From which country did Latin American countries declare their independence?
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday some people celebrate in Mexico, but it is not their Independence Day. It commemorates a battle in the city of Puebla, Mexico in 1862. It has some popularity among the chicano (Mexican-American) population as well.
18. What does Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead celebrate?
Spain
19. Can you name 5 foods from Latin America?
Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a special holiday celebrated in Mexico and some other countries. It's a day to remember and celebrate family and friends who have passed on. Even through it's celebrated October 31-Nov. 1, don't get in mixed up with Halloween- they are two different holidays!

Tacos, tamales, arepas, ceviche, tortillas, empanadas, guacamole, gallo pinto, pozole, flan, arroz con leche, enchiladas, mole, patacones, chocolate, chimichurri, etc.

20. Can you name one of the three ancient civilizations in Central or South America?

The Aztec, Mayans, and Incas.

Geography

21. What is the world's longest mountain range, located in South America?
22. What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world, located in South America?
The Andes Mountains.
23. What is the world's largest river and where is it?
The Amazon rainforest.

The Amazon River.

Trivia on 5 Inventions by Latinos and Hispanic Americans

1. Color TV

Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena was a Mexican engineer who obtained a patent for his Color TV invention in the 1940s.

2. Captcha Code

Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan-born computer expert and currently a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. He created the reCAPTCHA tool to catch spammers on websites. He also created the language-learning platform DuoLingo.

3. Contraceptive Pills

Luis Miramontes, a Mexican chemist, was only in his 20's when he discovered the missing step in making birth control into pill form.

4. First Artificial Heart

Domingo Liotta, an Argentinian surgeon, created the first totally artificial heart in 1969. It was test at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston and worked for three days. This prototype later led to permanent solutions.

5. Neonatal Artificial Bubble

Claudio Castillón Lévano, from Peru, invented the equipment used to keep premature babies safe and regulate airflow, temperature, and humidity.

Famous Artists, Scientists, Musicians, and Athletes

1. Name a famous Hispanic-American author:

2. Name a famous Hispanic American singer:

3. Name a famous Hispanic American athlete:

4. Name a famous Latino activist:

5. Name a famous Latino scientist or doctor:

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PBS Children’s Books by Arab American Authors and Illustrators

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April is Arab American Heritage Month, making it a perfect time to celebrate the talents of Arab American authors. Here are 10 Arab American-authored or illustrated books for children that are worth adding to your reading list.

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FOR EDUCATORS

The Arab American National Museum sees itself as a resource for enhancing the understanding of Arab American history, arts, culture and contributions. The Museum creates and promotes educational content for use by teachers both locally and nationally. For more information, please contact Dave Serio, Educator & Public Programming Specialist, at dserio “at” accesscommunity.org.

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Virtual Tour Package

The Virtual Tour Package is a full and immersive experience that brings a wholistic picture of AANM to your group. This option gives teachers a full virtual package in which groups will have access to a kit of materials-recorded virtual tour videos, lesson plans, a quiz, activities, resources and much more-to utilize as they see fit. This package has materials that focus on AANM's Core Galleries: Coming To America, Living In America and Making An Impact. With this package, educators/groups can utilize the materials at their leisure.

These interactive and educational digital resources give educators a first-class look into our exhibits and provide a wide range of tools for both the educator and their students, to bring a full, enriching experience to classrooms near and far.
Each virtual tour is a complete experience, including access to:

A guided tour of AANM's three Core Galleries

Pre-Teaching exercises

Interactive, educational and creative activities and lessons for students

Video, audio and literary resources for the classroom

Quiz template and answer key

AANM's digital objects and archive

AANM Lesson Plans, which follow the Michigan Department of Education's K-12 grade level content expectation standards in Social Studies, English & Language Arts and World Languages

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It's here - our favorite month of the year!

Join us as we celebrate our culture, art, and people for Arab American Heritage Month. We will be highlighting stories weekly about inspiring Arab Americans who have shared their talents passion, art, and work with all of us.

Be on the look out for featured posts on Arab American literature, art, poetry, music, food, and even a couple friendly competitions.

Join us - we are looking forward to celebrating with you

Thank you President Biden for celebrating Arab American Heritage Month with us.

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History of Arab American Heritage Month

The origin of Arab American Heritage Month celebration goes back to the '90s when it was sporadically observed - mostly in schools across the country, due to the long presence of people of middle eastern descent in the U.S.

Arab Americans and Americans of Middle Eastern heritage have a long history in the United States that started when people of Middle Eastern descent first began to enter America in large numbers in the 1800s. Historians noted these immigrants were the first wave of Middle Eastern people to immigrate to the U.S. circa 1875.

According to the U.S. government portal, the second wave of immigrants arrived in the 1940s followed by thousands of yearly Middle Eastern immigrants migrating to the country from Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, and Iraq in the 1960s during the heydays of the vicious Lebanese civil war.

Today it is reported that over four million Arab Americans live in the United States with many holding positions in the military, entertainment, politics, and every other aspect of social life. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lebanese Americans constitute the largest group of Arabs in the U.S. followed by Egyptians, Syrians, Palestinians, Jordanians, Moroccans, and Iraqis. About half of the Arab Americans profiled by the Census Bureau in a survey conducted in the year 2000 were born in the U.S. with men constituting the largest percentage of the Arab American population and most living in households as married couples.

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Arab American Heritage Month aims to honor people of middle eastern descent who represent some of the largest ethnic groups in America.

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Celebrating the rich and diverse culture and contributions of the diverse population of Arab Americans, National Arab American Heritage Month has been observed during the month of April since 2017.

An estimated 3.7 million Americans have Arab roots, according to the Arab American Institute, with ancestries traced to 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and others.

Arab Immigration to the United States

In the late 1800s, Arab immigration to the United States began, according to the Migration Policy Institute, with Arab Christians fleeing the Ottoman Empire-which now includes Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel-from religious persecution and conscription, as well as economic reasons. The U.S. Department of State reports that the immigrants mostly landed in the Northeast and Midwest, finding work there in sales and as grocers.

The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924, which used origin quotas to limit immigration, halted the influx of Arab immigrants until 1948 to 1966, when a new wave of Middle Eastern immigration began due to the Arab-Israeli War and other regional conflicts. Many of those immigrants came to Detroit during the auto industry boom. A third Arab immigration wave occurred in the U.S. following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which ended quotas favoring those from northern and western Europe.

Today, Arab Americans live in all U.S. states, with two-thirds residing in 10 states: California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. One-third live in the greater Los Angeles area, Detroit and New York, the Arab American Institute reports. The largest group, comprising nearly one-third of the Arab American population, are Lebanese Americans, and, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dearborn, Michigan, outside of Detroit, boasts the country's largest percentage of Arab Americans.

Commemorating the Month

The initiative for official national designation of the month was launched in 2017 by the nonprofit media and education organization Arab American Foundation and its sister organization Arab America. It began with support from a few states, but gained momentum each year.

In 2019, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), introduced a resolution to Congress to proclaim April as National Arab American Heritage Month. "It is my hope as a strong and proud Arab American in Congress that our nation can uplift our contributions in the United States by supporting Arab American Heritage Month," Tlaib, a first-generation American, said about the resolution. The bill remains pending.

National Arab American Heritage Month was recognized in April 2021 by President Joe Biden, with the U.S. Department of State, some members of Congress and 37 governors issuing proclamations supporting the month, according to Arab America.

"The Arab American community is essential to the fabric of our nation, and I am honored to be part of this celebration of Arab American culture, heritage, and contributions to American society," Biden wrote in a letter to Arab America and the Arab America Foundation. "The Arab American community exemplifies so much of what our country stands for: hard work, resilience, compassion, and generosity.

"Diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and it is essential that we continue celebrating, promoting, and educating others about the myriad ways that the Arab people have advanced human civilization and contributed to the well-being of our nation."

By 2022, Illinois, Oregon and Virginia passed permanent legislation designating April as National Arab American Heritage Month, with similar legislation pending in Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island.

Sources

" National Arab American Heritage Month," Arab America Foundation

" The Story of Arab Americans' Beginning in America - And the Quest for Fair Representation," U.S. Department of State

" National Arab American Demographics," Arab American Institute

" Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States," Migration Policy Institute

" April is Arab American Heritage Month, the State Department declares," CNN
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‘Bibi’ Lesson 1: What Makes Us Who We Are?
In this first lesson in a series of three, students will explore how people are comprised of personal and social identities.
GRADE LEVEL 6-8

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Vocabulary

Social Identity [ soh-shuh l ahy- den-ti-tee] identity characteristics that affect how others interact with you and you interact with others. These can include race, gender, age and other characteristics.

Personal Identity [ pur-suh-nl ahy- den-ti-tee] identity characteristics you would give yourself. These can include traits, behaviors, beliefs, values and other characteristics that make you who you are.

Visible Identity Characteristics [ viz-uh-buhl ahy- den-ti-tee kar-ik-tuh- ris-tiks] identity characteristics that are readily seen by others.

Invisible Identity Characteristics [in- viz-uh-buhl ahy- den-ti-tee kar-ik-tuh- ris-tiks] identity characteristics are not readily seen by others.

Adapted from Teaching Tolerance PD Café "Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: Identity"

Procedure

1. Begin by introducing the idea that we are made up of many social and personal identities by giving a teacher example.

On a piece of chart paper that will be used in Lesson 2, draw an inner/outer circle diagram.

Ask students what identity characteristics strangers might attribute to you if they saw you in public. Guide the class to list identities in the outer circle. Explain to students that these identities can be considered social identities. They affect how others interact with you and how you interact with others. These can include race, gender, age and other characteristics. Because these characteristics are readily perceived by others, they can be considered visible. However, social identity can also include other characteristics that are invisible, such as sexual orientation, religion, immigration status and others. Add to the outer circle additional identities as applicable.

Explain that personal identity is made up of identity characteristics that a person would attribute to themselves. These can include traits, behaviors, beliefs, values and others. List your personal identities in the inner circle.

2. After introducing these concepts, communicate the essential question and objective.

3. Now that students have seen an example of an identity circle, explain that they will create their own.

Tell students to list their own social and personal identities on the inner/outer circle diagram handout. To ensure all students feel safe and comfortable, be sure to explain to students that they do not need to include all of their identity characteristics. Remind students that identity can be sensitive because it can influence how people interact with us and how we interact with others.

Once students are finished, ask if anyone feels comfortable sharing their diagram with the class. Reassure students that they do not have to share unless they feel safe and comfortable. If certain students do want to share, have them read aloud their diagrams.

Thank any volunteers and ask students to keep this circle diagram activity in mind during the next task.

4. Have students watch "Bibi" and take notes for a jigsaw discussion.

Explain to students that they will now watch "Bibi," a film that includes themes about identity. As they watch, they should take notes on the social and personal identity characteristics of one character.

Put students into groups of three and assign each student a different character: (1) Ernesto, the father, (2) Bibi, the son, or (3) Licha, Ernesto's girlfriend. Distribute the Identities Handout to each student. Before watching the film, model how to take notes. For example, one character in the film, Licha, speaks Spanish and English. So in the language row, we can write "bilingual-Spanish and English" inside Licha's column. Explain to students that as they take notes, much of what they write will be based on assumptions, especially since we do not know these characters personally. Furthermore, students might have to leave certain rows blank since the viewer does not have enough information.

Begin watching the film and have students take notes.

5. Next, have students jigsaw their notes to their group. Then discuss their answers as a class.

Explain to students that they will take turns sharing their notes. As they listen to the other group members, they will complete the rest of the table by taking notes on what is shared. Groups should be sure to discuss which answers were based on assumptions.

Once all groups have finished, have one student for each character write their answers on the board. As they write, have the class monitor the answers and recommend whether or not anything be changed or added. Tell students they will share their recommendations and reasons why after all group members have finished writing the answers.

After they finish writing, have students stay at the board to call on classmates to share recommendations and reasons why. Have students write any additions alongside original answers.

6. Once answers are shared, lead a whole-class discussion based on the following questions.

Based on your own inner/outer circle diagram, were you able to relate to any of the characters? Answers will vary but should be focused on student-specific connections.

Were there any identity characteristics that were less visible than others? Students might cite Bibi's sexual orientation and bilingualism. Until Bibi came out, his sexual orientation was invisible to his father. From Licha speaking in Spanish to Bibi, the viewer might infer that Bibi speaks Spanish. Without these scenes, Bibi's bilingualism would otherwise be invisible to the viewer.

What identity characteristics did we assume that could actually be incorrect assumptions? Much of what we write on the table could be an incorrect assumption. For example, students might assume that Licha is straight since she is dating Ernesto, but she never states her sexual orientation. This would be an invisible identity characteristic that is never made apparent to the viewer.

7. Exit Ticket: have students answer the essential question with a think-pair-share discussion.

On a scrap piece of paper, ask students to answer the essential question. What makes us who we are? Ask students to incorporate vocabulary and cite examples from the film or their circle diagrams.

Have students take turns sharing out responses in the same groups as before.

Extend share out to the whole class. Call on pairs to share answers.

Alignment to Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-12.2.B
Written by S. Nevarez

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'Bibi' Lesson 1: What Makes Us Who We Are?

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Social Identity [ soh-shuh l ahy- den-ti-tee] identity characteristics that affect how others interact with you and you interact with others. These can include race, gender, age and other characteristics. Personal Identity [ pur-suh-nl ahy- den-ti-tee] identity characteristics you would give yourself. These can include traits, behaviors, beliefs, values and other characteristics that make you who you are.

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Learning for Justice - What is a Family?

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Learning for Justice - What is a Family?

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Lesson:
What is a Family?
This lesson provides a framework that will help students talk about their own and others’ families in safe, caring ways.
GRADE LEVEL K-2 3-5

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Activities will help students:

Understand that families have different structures and compositions

Read, write and talk about the idea that differences in family structures actually make for a richer community

Reflect on what makes their own families special and the diversity of families in the community

Create and reflect on a gallery of classroom family portraits

What is a family?

What makes some families different from others and in what ways is your own family unique?

How does having different kinds of families make the world and our classroom community a richer place?

Picture books for perusal (use any picture book that gets at the idea of different kinds of families, there are also some suggested titles below)

Chart paper

Post-it notes

Construction paper

Paints or oil pastels

Vocabulary

family [ fam-uh-lee, fam-lee ] ( noun) a group of people going through the world together, often adults and the children they care for

extended family [ ik- sten-did fam-uh-lee, fam-lee ] ( noun) all of the relatives or people making up a family, whether or not they live together; often this includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.

adopt [ uh-dopt ] (verb) to raise a child you did not give birth to

diversity [ dih-vur-si-tee ] (noun) variety, differences

single parent [ sing-g uhl pair- uhnt, par- ] ( noun) an adult raising a child without a partner

Overview

For elementary school children, talking about families is an important part of making sense of the world and their relationship to it. Many students in primary grades are realizing for the first time that their family might look different from someone else's. Older elementary students can become sensitive about describing these differences and are also frequently dealing with changing relationships within their own families as they develop a deeper understanding of themselves as individuals.

This lesson provides a framework that will help students talk about their own and others' families in safe, caring ways. This lesson makes use of artistic outlets and story-telling to help children both construct and learn language for asking about other families and talking about their own. The overarching goal of the lesson is to build classroom community by helping students see that where they come from is valued and respected, and that diverse families are a big part of what helps enrich our world.

Procedure

1. What is a family? What makes some families different from others? What would the world be like if all families were the same? How does the fact that all of us come from different families make our class a more interesting place? As a class, talk about one or more of these questions. (Note: Take notes on chart paper as students brainstorm answers to these questions.)

2. On a post-it note, write one thing that you feel makes your own family special or different. Bring your post-it note to stick on a chart in the front of the class. (Note: Read aloud what students have written.) As a class, talk about what makes different families similar and different, and how it might feel when your family seems different from others.

3. Pair up with a partner. Each of you should share one thing that you feel makes your own family different and special. Talk about how you think that difference makes you special and what you have to offer the class because of it. For example, if you feel your family is different because you live with your grandmother, you might share that you bring respect for senior citizens and traditions to your class community.

4. On construction paper with paints, draw a portrait of your family. In your portrait, challenge yourself to show what makes your family different and special.

5. When the portraits are done, hang them in the classroom to show a family gallery. Look at your classmates' portraits and celebrate your gallery and the diverse, interesting backgrounds.

6. Come back together and discuss the questions the lesson started with. Did seeing your classmates' portraits change your understanding of families at all?

7. At reading time, look at the picture books about different families. Be sure to think about these books in relation to your class discussions.

Talking about your family might inspire you to talk with your family. Choose one person in your family you'd like to know more about. Interview them about what they think of when they hear the word FAMILY and what family means to them. Share your discoveries with your classmates and discuss how different people define the word. Soon, you'll be able to explain your own unique definition of family.

There are also children's books addressing issues involving different types of families, including but by no means limited to The Family Book by Todd Parr, In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco, And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen, and ABC: A Family Alphabet Book byBobbie Combs.

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Activities will help students: Understand that families have different structures and compositions Read, write and talk about the idea that differences in family structures actually make for a richer community Reflect on what makes their own families special and the diversity of families in the community Create and reflect on a gallery of classroom family portraits What is a family?

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Edmonds School District Librarians for Equity and Diversity (LEAD) curated list