RI.6.4

New Year Celebration in Santa Ana in 1984.

Grounding of Homeland and Statelessness

HSS 6.6, RI.6.2, RI.6.4

Students will learn the complex history of Hmong people as a ‘stateless’ people, having no geographical homeland to call their own. Students will explore how statelessness has affected Hmong people’s desire and search for sovereignty and homeland and dive into how being stateless has affected their conception of home-making, sense of belonging and community building.

Cambodians cellebrating Pchum ben

Celebrating Pchum Ben

W.6.8, HSS 6.5.5, RI.6.4

Students will develop a deeper understanding of Buddhist tradition in Cambodian culture in the United States. Students will also be able to reflect on their own culture in regards to how they have maintained their heritage growing up.

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