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Refugee from Vietnam Binh Duong circa 1976.

Intergenerational Communication and Memory

Students will be able to explain the impacts of intergenerational communication by observing oral history testimonies and engaging in a silent discussion.

Different groups of men work at a fishing dock, 1979. Courtesy of Buster Dean and the Houston Chronicle. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.

Community Placemaking and Racial Conflict on the Texas Gulf Coast

HSS 11.11, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.7

Students will be able to trace the motivations of Vietnamese refugee migration to Texas and the Gulf Coast, identify the local responses to refugee resettlement in Seadrift, Seabrook, Rockport, and other small coastal communities in Texas and impacts of racial conflict by answering text dependent questions and creating a medium of choice.

4/2/1975 The East side of Hangar 110, Oakland International Airport as Members of the press and others meeting the first “un-official” flight of Vietnamese orphans. The bus seen in the picture was one of several that transported the arriving orphans to the Armory at the San Francisco Presidio.

Vietnamese Amerasian Experiences

HSS 11.9, HSS 11.11, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.7

Students will be able to evaluate the impacts of departure and resettlement experiences on Vietnamese Amerasians post-war by analyzing various sources and constructing proposed amendments.

Vietnamese Refugee Experiences: Resilience and Challenges

HSS 11.11, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2

Students will be able to describe the life experiences of migrants along refugee camps (Clark Air Force Base, Philippines and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam) and evaluate the overall experience of the refugees in these base camps by completing a graphic organizer.

Operation Passage to Freedom refugees board ship to South Vietnam, October 1954

Northern Refugees in North-South Migration of 1954

HSS 10.8, HSS 10.9, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.9

Students will be able to analyze the complexities of the Geneva Accords of 1954 and the North-South migration in Vietnam by examining primary sources, engaging in group discussions, and analyzing a song.

Photograph or the security check-in or sign-in check point in Vinai Refugee Camp, 1983.

Refugee Experiences of Mental Health and Trauma

HSS 11.9, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.9, SL.11-12.1

Students will learn about Hmong refugee experiences and the ongoing impacts on community formation, family relations, and individual identity formation in connection to mental health.

Refugees departing on buses from Nam Yao Camp in Nan, northern Thailand in 1978 taken by Paul Paquette.

Contextualizing the Hmong Refugee Experience

HSS 11.9, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.9, SL.11-12.1

Students will review the policies of refugee camps and resettlement and its impacts on the Hmong refugee experiences.

Story Cloth depicting Hmong refugees crossing the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand refugee camps from Hmongstory Legacy Collection.

Hmong Displacement from Laos

HSS 11.9.3, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.2, SL.11-12.4

Students will learn about how the Hmong were forced from their villages and home to eventually leave Laos after the communist succeeded in taking over Vietnam and Laos. Students will explore the reasons for the forced migrations and create a short essay or presentation to share the refugee experience.

The Cambodian Buddhist Temple in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Cambodian Buddhist Society, where Master Chum teaches many students, is based at the Temple. Photo by Edwin Remsberg, Courtesy of the Maryland State Arts Council

Mainstay of Cambodian American Culture: Healing and Buddhism

HSS 11.11, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.3

Students will be able to identify and explain how Buddhism, including the wat and sangha supported the healing process of many Cambodian Americans.