W.9-10.2

1924 Class Mural © Cheryl Tuttle

1924 Indian Citizenship Act

HSS 11.5, HSS 11.5.1, HSS 12.2, HSS 12.2.6, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, RI.9-10.4, 7.VA:CR2.3, 7.VA:RE7.2

This unit introduces the historical, cultural, and political impacts of the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act by examining how U.S. citizenship was extended to Native peoples and the ongoing struggle for sovereignty and civil rights that has followed. Through interactive activities, visual slides, primary source analysis, and student-led research, learners will build an understanding of Native identity, government policy, and resistance through an Indigenous perspective. The unit is structured into four flexible parts that can be taught across multiple days or as a condensed unit, depending on time and class pacing.

Performers help each other get dressed for their performances at Cambodian New Year in Long Beach. The woman is being helped with her kbun. An 8’ length of silk is wrapped around her waist toward the front. The length of cloth will be twisted and pulled to her back between her legs. It is held in place with a belt.

Cambodian American Memory Work

RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.6, W.9-10.2

By engaging with various cultural products such as literature, artwork, performance, fashion, and media. Students will use cultural products to create memories and to heal the injustices of the past.

Sophy Khut in Portland, OR in 1982. Sophy loves sports and was third baseman on a Little League softball team for eight or nine years.

Using Oral Histories to Understand the Cambodian Genocide

HSS 10.9.3, RI.9-10.7, W.9-10.2

By working with firsthand accounts, students will develop empathy and will develop critical thinking skills to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the Cambodian Genocide.

Cambodian Genocide Survivor Testimonies

RI.9-10.7, W.9-10.2, HSS 10.9.3

Students will read and/or listen to testimonies from survivors of the Cambodian Genocide to better understand the human aspect of the events, including but not limited to the atrocities they faced and survived.

What were the factors that led the occurrence of the Cambodian Genocide from 1975 to 1979? What ways did the Cambodian Genocide impact the lives of Cambodians?

Causes and Consequences of the Genocide

HSS 10.10.1, RI.9-10.7, W.9-10.2

Students will be able to identify the causes of the Cambodian Genocide, as well as the immediate and long-term consequences that altered the cultural, social and economic lives of Khmer people through analyzing both secondary and primary sources.

A coin issued for circulation in the French Protectorate of Cambodia under the reign of King Norodom I of Cambodia under the administration of the French colonial authorities.

The French Colonial Period (1893-1954)

HSS 10.4.1, RL.9-10.4, W.9-10.2

Students will be able to explain the impact of French Colonialism on Cambodia through synthesizing information and analyzing motivations of both the French and the Cambodian governments.

Preah_Thong_Neang statue

Khmer Language: The Origin of the Word “Khmer” and “Cambodia”

RI.9-10.3, W.9-10.2

Students will discover how mythology and language contributed to the development of the names Khmer and Cambodia by engaging in a character evaluation.

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