HSS 12.8

Debunking the Good Refugee: Vietnamese American Resistance

Students will be able to analyze how anti-war resistance in Vietnamese America redefines the politics of Vietnamese America by evaluating stories of 1970s and 1980s anti-war resistance and primary source documents to complete a reflection.

Nguoi Viet Daily News, Vietnamese language newspaper building on the corner of Bolsa and Moran

Vietnamese Language Newspapers: Formation of Little Saigon & Vietnamese American Identity

HSS 12.8, RI.11-12.7, W.11-12.3

Students will be able to describe the role of Vietnamese language newspapers, particularly Người Việt Daily News, in the formation of Little Saigon and the Vietnamese American identity by creating a fictional letter.

In this April 28, 1965 file photo, U.S. Marine infantry stream into a suspected Viet Cong village near Da Nang in Vietnam during the Vietnamese war. Filmmaker Ken Burns said he hopes his 10-part documentary about the War, which begins Sept. 17, 2017 on PBS, could serve as sort of a vaccine against some problems that took root during the conflict, such as a lack of civil discourse in America

Viewing Vietnam War Documentaries: Biases and Multiple Perspectives

HSS 12.8, RI.11-12.6, W.11-12.9

Students will evaluate the depiction of American history regarding the Vietnamese in popular culture and media by completing a venn diagram and a reflection.

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