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Autor/in | Lobb, Nancy |
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Titel | 16 Extraordinary Asian Americans. Student Book. |
Quelle | (1996), (134 Seiten) |
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 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 |