16 Extraordinary Asian Americans. Student Book.

Autor/in	Lobb, Nancy
Titel	16 Extraordinary Asian Americans. Student Book.
Quelle	(1996), (134 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-8251-2858-7
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Achievement; Artists; Asian Americans; Athletes; Authors; Biographies; Childrens Literature; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Background; Multicultural Education; Physicians; Scientists; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Performance; Leistung; Artiste; Artist; Künstler; Künstlerin; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Athlet; Author; Autor; Autorin; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Scientist; Wissenschaftler
Abstract	Asian Americans have made many contributions to American life. The 1990 U.S. Census showed that Asian Americans represented about 3% of the total U.S. population. This textbook presents the stories of 16 Asian Americans and their significant accomplishments. Brief biographies are presented of: (1) Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. Senator from Hawaii; (2) Maxine Hong Kingston, author of novels about Chinese Americans; (3) I. M. Pei, world famous architect; (4) Maya Lin, sculptor and designer of the Vietnam Memorial; (5) An Wang, scientist, inventor, and founder of Wang Laboratories; (6) Haing Ngor, Cambodian physician who became an actor in the United States; (7) Seiji Ozawa, symphony conductor; (8) Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skater; (9) Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, actor; (10) Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; (11) David Ho, medical researcher fighting AIDS; (12) Wendy Lee Gramm, economist; (13) Ellison Onizuka, astronaut who died in the Challenger explosion; (14) Carlos Bulosan, poet; (15) Jose Aruego, illustrator of children's books; and (16) Dustin Nguyen, actor. Each biographical sketch is followed by questions to enhance learning. Answers to these questions and additional activities are presented. (Contains 68 references.) (SLD)
Anmerkungen	J. Weston Walch, Publisher, P.O. Box 658, Portland, ME 04104-0658.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01