Students will explore various LGBTQ+ Vietnamese American experiences, intersectionalities of their identities, and legislation against LGBTQ+ communities in the US by analyzing oral history interviews and creating a video reflection.
Students will be able to critically examine both the history for political advocacy (1975–2000s) in Vietnamese American refugee communities through various movements and issues that include: homeland restoration, human rights and democracy in Vietnam, refugee rights, and certain US political issues today by reading primary source texts and engaging in a role-playing activity.
Students will be able to describe the evolution of Vietnamese music by examining two of the biggest music entertainment companies (Paris By Night and Asia Entertainment) and engaging in an oral discussion activity.
Students will be able to reflect on and summarize the experiences of the boat journey for the second wave of Vietnamese refugees by participating in a graffiti activity and producing an exit ticket.
Students will learn about various LGBTQ+ Hmong American experiences, intersectionalities of their identities, and legislation against LGBTQ+ communities in the United States by analyzing various resources and creating a video reflection.
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.
Students will develop a deep understanding of life in the refugee camps by examining primary source documents, images, and interviews. Students will be able to identify how Hmong socially and economically created a camp culture of hope and resilience that allowed them to cope with the poor human conditions of the camp, the traumas of war, and separation through group discussions and share outs.
Students will review the policies of refugee camps and resettlement and its impacts on the Hmong refugee experiences.
Students will discover how Hmong people have been able to retain their identity, language, culture, and beliefs despite being subjected to persecution and colonization, continuously throughout history.
