The Teacher Curriculum Center (TCC) has a variety of resources that can be useful for Asian and Asian American instructional topics. The following will help you to identify and locate the most appropriate materials for your needs. Both print and media resources are available and indexed by author, title, and subject in the Oviatt Library online catalog. Remember that many materials, particularly media materials, may work well with a variety of student audiences. Both print and media resources are indexed by author, title, and subject in the Oviatt Library online catalog.
Selected subject terms:
Use “Catalog” search from the Oviatt Library homepage and limit your search to the TCC as a location.
Search under these subject terms:
- Asian Americans
- Chinese Americans
- Filipino Americans
- Korean Americans
- Japanese Americans
- Hawaiians
Narrow your search using these subdivisions (e.g. Asian Americans - History)
- Folklore
- Social life and customs
- History
- Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile literature
Additional suggested search terms:
- Dance - Hawaii
- Dancing - Hawaii
- Songs, Hawaiian
- Tales - China
- Festivals
- Holidays
- Chinese New Year
- Concentration camps - Wyoming
- Multicultural education
Curriculum Guides/Lesson Plans
Use the Study and teaching subdivision after any subject to find curriculum guides and lesson plans in the Oviatt Library Catalog. Example:
- Asian Americans - Study and teaching
- Needlework, Hmong – Study and teaching
Curriculum guides/lesson plans may also be found in the ERIC documents collection. Ask the Reference Librarian for assistance in locating these guides.
Internet sources:
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TEAMS(LACOE) Learning. . .for K-12 Educators
http://teams.lacoe.edu/ -
TEAMS Teaching Circles (for New Teachers)
http://teachingcircles.lacoe.edu -
Los Angeles Unified School District Home Page
http://lausd.k12.ca.us/ -
Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE)
http://www.lacoe.edu/ -
California Department of Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ -
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
http://spice.stanford.edu/
Created by Dr. Karin Duran
Questions or Comments: mara.houdyshell@csun.edu