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.
Students will interact and critically analyze poetry by Cambodian American poets to connect universal thematic ideas of human experience/human condition, specifically to Cambodian diaspora.
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of elements, purpose, and cultural significance of traditional Cambodian dance. Students will also explore why traditional dance is considered a crucial link to Cambodian history and how efforts to preserve it have been made by refugees. Finally, they will develop skills in using primary and secondary sources to express their thoughts both orally and in writing.
Students will be able to define generational trauma and link past Cambodian American experiences to generational trauma.
Students will explore the concept of resiliency through the Cambodian experience, engaging in group discussions to define and relate the concept to their own lived experiences. This exploration will empower students to identify personal steps for overcoming obstacles and fostering resilience in their lives.
Students will analyze the experiences of Cambodian refugees in Southern California. Through this lens, students will research and learn about the immigrant experience of those in their own community.
Students will listen to music as sociopolitical testimonies to analyze genocide—not only as physical violence, but also structural and cultural violence on a whole community.
Students will interact and critically analyze texts on Cambodian food as it pertains to memory and identity.
Students will be introduced to and then analyze the work of Cambodians and Cambodian Americans throughout history. In doing so, students will analyze the impact of the Cambodian/Cambodian American individuals’ works. Students can further their research about Cambodian culture by making connections with the works of Cambodians and Cambodian Americans to Cambodian history and culture.
Students will be introduced to then analyze the work of Cambodians and Cambodian Americans throughout history. In doing so, students will analyze the importance of the Cambodian/Cambodian American individuals’ works. Students can further their research about Cambodian culture by making connections with the works of Cambodians and Cambodian Americans to Cambodian history and culture.
