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Family Journeys: Meet Kenneth/Finding a Way Virtual Program

Organization Name

»Museum of Chinese in America

Phone: (855) 955-6622
E-mail:
Website: Lauren Nechamkin, Museum of Chinese in America

Program Description

Through an examination of personal artifacts, photographs, and documents from the Museum’s collection and others, students will explore the Chinese American experience through the lens of Kenneth, a young Chinese boy who emigrated to the United States via Angel Island. Students will consider what the journey was like, learn about the specific challenges Chinese immigrants faced, investigate the conditions on Angel Island, and reflect on immigration laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act. Interactive activities coupled with close looking will encourage students to make connections between past and present experiences of immigrants to the U.S., and even their own.

For older grades: Through an exploration of a selection of primary and secondary sources about two Chinese Americans -- Kenneth Ang and Hazel Ying Lee -- students will learn about the impact of race and gender discrimination in the past and be guided to make contemporary connections. In particular, students will look closely at how the Chinese Exclusion Act affected would-be immigrants and Chinese Americans.

Keywords

1.) Social Studies / History
2.) Cultural Diversity

Categories

Media Arts (MA), Visual Arts (VA), Virtual Programs

Exploratory Enrichment Subject Area

N/A

Grades

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Location

In School

Cost

$100.00 per Workshop

Number of Performers

Duration

60 - 89 min minutes

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Program References

Margaret Dooley
Library Media Specialist
Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School, 69 Baker Hill Rd, Great Neck, NY 11023

(516) 441-4149

Michael Grimaldi
Principal
Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School, 69 Baker Hill Rd, Great Neck, NY 11023

(516) 441-4149

Emily Zucal
Principal
Lakeville Elementary School, 47-27 Jayson Avenue Great Neck, NY 11020

(516) 441-4301