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House Keys: The Architectural Features of Victorian Homes and Buildings
Young scholars analyze Victorian architectural patterns wit regard to materials, doorways, windows, towers, bays, roofs, and decoration. Students discern varying architectural traits by studying Victorian era pictures and drawings and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Welcome to the official site of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with the May 2010 theme being ' lighting the past, present, and future.' Explore the varied links to the Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's...
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Native American Heritage Month (November)
Learn about the special events that take place during this celebration of Native American culture.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dream in Color, African American Heritage
Discover the African American Culture and share the information through these lessons with your students. Choose from several different lesson plans and grade levels to help students learn about the African American Culture.
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Library of Congress: Native American Heritage Month
Excellent resources for the study of Native Americans during their Heritage Month include art collections, traditions in dress, and Native American veterans. Choose Exhibits & Collections from the left-hand menu bar for many more...
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Library of Congress: Jewish American Heritage Month
Hosted by the Library of Congress, here is a page of articles about important Jewish Americans that have contributed to the "fabric of American history, culture and society." Among the entries find an online exhibition on Jewish Veterans...
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Scholastic: Asian Pacific American Heritage
Nice Scholastic site that looks at what it means to be an Asian Pacific American. Includes stories from Angel Island, Japanese Americans during WWII, and background on and interviews with notable Asian Americans.
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Scholastic: Asian American Heritage: Li Keng Wong's Story
This Scholastic site features the fascinating story of former Angel Island detainee Li Keng Wong in her own words. There is also a transcript of an interview that took place in May,2003.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: A Song for the Horse Nation
This exhibit from the National Museum of the American Indian explores the close relationship of Native Americans and their horses through art, pottery, textiles, artifacts, and photographs. It traces this relationship from the 15th...
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Library of Congress: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This resource offers a collection of cultural works for this month of recognition, celebrated each May. Includes content from the Library of Congress, National Archives and National Endowment for the Humanities.
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American Heritage Education Foundation: The Declaration of Independence [Pdf]
Students examine and analyze the Declaration of Independence.
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Cincinnati Arts Association: Native American Heritage [Pdf]
This study guide, originally designed to accompany an artist-in-the-schools outreach program, can be used to teach about hidden Native communities that populated the Ohio region after the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: American Indian Heritage Teaching Resources
Great online resource for finding teaching material to help students learn about American Indian Heritage Month. Features a wealth of information on Native American history, medicine, rituals, religion, art, and culture.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Bring Hispanic Heritage Month to Life: A Collection of Resources
Celebrate diversity with this collection of ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, including lesson plans, authors, pioneers, and more.
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Defense: American Indian Heritage Month: Code Talkers
Find out about the Native Americans who used their tribal languages as code during World War I and World War II. Includes information on Charles Chibitty, a Comanche code talker who was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
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Wnet: Thirteen: African American Lives: Who Am I? A Genealogy Guide
Tracing African American history may be difficult, but the work of historian Henry Louis Gates proves that it isn't impossible. With this resource, learn how to plan a project on your family history.
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Scholastic: Asian Pacific American Heritage Explore Asian Immigration to America
A map of Asia with interactive flag links on countries showing who and where and when Asian populations came to America! Great visual teching tool for students.
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American Heritage Magazine: Investigation 1862
From a 1954 article in American Heritage Magazine, this interesting account shows how the outcome the Battle of Ball's Bluff had important political implications. Read about how the powerful Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Infinity of Nations
Learn about ten North and South American Native American nations by playing the Infinity of Nations Culture Quest game. Examine Native American crafts and artifacts that are part of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,...
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: African American Newspapers: Freedom's Journal
Digitized collection of the first newspaper owned and produced by African-Americans (1827-1829).
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American Heritage: America's Bloodiest Battle
Read this riveting account of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive told through the experiences of some American doughboys themselves. Background information is provided, but an emphasis on personal experiences makes this a great resource....
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Pbs Learning Media: Native American Heritage Collection
Take a look at Indigenous art, history, and culture as told through the historians, artists, students, and scientists in this featured resource collection. This Collection includes: Video (29), Lesson Plan (2), Media Gallery (5),...
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Department of Defense: Hispanic American Heritage: Philip Bazaar
Chilean native, Philip Bazaar, was recognized with a National Medal of Honor for an assault on Fort Fisher in 1865.
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American Heritage Magazine: When Tariffs Were in Flower
Discusses the history of tariffs in the United States from the time of Alexander Hamilton to the modern day. (July/August 1998 | Vol. 49, No. 4)
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