Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to Laotian AmericansThere are 2 titles in this list.
Iowa Folklife -- Volume II
by Iowa Arts Council http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife_v2/
Online curriculum resource guide for K-12 students and educators that explores the traditional music, foods, dance, rituals and crafts of Iowa's diverse cultures. A companion resource to "Iowa Folklife: Our People, Communities, and Traditions," it includes content pages, audio samples, suggested readings, lesson plans and other online resources. Lesson plans and accompanying materials focus on the blues, Gospel, Latino music, Old Time music, Polka, First Nations Peoples, Vietnamese Tet, and cultural traditions from Laotians, Danes, Bosnians, and Asian Indians who have settled in Iowa.
| Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Performing Arts; Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Audio recordings; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Holidays; Religious life and customs; Vietnamese Americans; Vietnamese New Year; Iowa--Social life and customs; East Indian Americans; Foodways; Dance; Polka; Old-time music; Music; Blues (Music); Gospel music; Hispanic Americans; Bosnian Americans; Indians of North America; Meskwaki Indians; Laotian Americans; Danish Americans; Crafts; Asian Americans
Geographic locations: Iowa |
Sponsoring Organization: Folk & Traditional Arts Program Iowa Arts Council Des Moines IA 50319-0290
(515) 242-6195 http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/resources.shtml
Other Organizations:
Iowa Arts Council 600 E. Locust Street Des Moines IA 50319-0290
(515) 281-6412 http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/index.shtml
King County and Western Washington Cultural Geography, Communities, Their History and Traditions
by Northwest Heritage Resources http://www.northwestheritageresources.org/
Ten-week curriculum unit of forty lesson plans (85 p. PDF), with accompanying essays on cultural background and traditional art forms, plus a searchable database of Washington state traditional artists. Designed for use by 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teachers for the Washington State Culture and History curriculum. Curriculum unit focuses on the traditional art forms of Cantonese Opera, Kathak Dance, Hmong Basketry, and Oud Music of the Arabic World. Cultural background essays describe communities of Puget Salish, Chinese Americans, Asian Indians, Laotian Americans, and Arab Americans living in Washington state.
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: Geography; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Indians of North America; Chinese Opera; Coast Salish Indians; Music; Dance; Basket making; Kathak (Dance); Laotian Americans; Chinese Americans; Arab Americans; East Indian Americans; Washington (State)--Social life and customs; Cultural geography; Crafts; Asian Americans
Geographic locations: Washington (State) |
Sponsoring Organization: Northwest Heritage Resources 3505 NE 187th Street Lake Forest Park WA 98155
(206) 306-1181 http://www.northwestheritageresources.org/
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