cultural identity: honor, acknowledge, and respect multiculturalism in the u.s.a
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Cultural Identity: Honor, Acknowledge, and Respect Multiculturalism in the U.S.A. La Identidad Cultural: Honorar, Reconocer, y Respetar El Multiculturalismo en Estados Unidos. Is racism a problem in the United States?. ¿Es racismo un problema en Los Estados Unidos?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Cultural Identity: Honor, Acknowledge, and Respect
Multiculturalism in the U.S.A.
La Identidad Cultural: Honorar, Reconocer, y Respetar El
Multiculturalismo en Estados Unidos
Is racism a problem in the United States?
¿Es racismo un problema en Los Estados Unidos?
Students will watch the following video about an ABC special designed to confront racism. Following the video students will be asked to respond in a class discussion to the following
questions:How did the video make you feel? What do you think about the final results and numbers of how many people stood up for the victims?Do you feel racism is a problem in America?Does anyone have any first hand experiences with racism (as a victim or a witness)?What can we do to stand up to racism?
Confronting Racism
Hispanic Heritage MonthEl Mes de Herencia Hispana
El 15 de septiembre – El 15 de Octubre
Why do we celebrate diversity?¿Por qué celebramos la diversidad?
• To honor people that have worked to make our nation what it is today
• To retell American history without excluding minority groups• To allow the American Dream to be tangible for every
American• To inspire people of diverse backgrounds • To show our appreciation and respect for OUR Heritage• To live up to our claim as the “Land of Opportunity”• To know the truth• To end ignorance and racism• To foster multicultural awareness and unity
What does it mean to be Hispanic in America?
How does cultural identity impact us?¿Cómo nos afecta la identidad cultural?
Complete the questionnaire independently
Edit the poem and add verses to make it unique to your own identity
We will share our poems in small groups after we have completed
La Tarea
Read the poem written by Michael Masters.Michael Masters Poem "Being Latino"Respond to the following questions in your journal for homework:• Why do you think Michael wrote this poem and what he was
trying to teach his brother?• Why is it important to celebrate Hispanic Heritage and
multicultural diversity in our communities, schools, and our nation?
Day 2How have Hispanics made their mark
on American Culture?
Students will share their knowledge aboutHispanic Culture and how it has impacted ourcountry.
La Música: Regaetton, Salsa, Bachata,
Mariachi, Tejano, Hip-Hop, y más
Walt Whitman’s Prediction
1848
"I have an idea that there is much and of importance about the Latin race contributions to American nationality in the south and southwest
that will never be put with sympathetic understanding and tact on record" (cited in
Gruesz, 125).
Servicios MilitaresLos Soldados y Militares
Hispanos
Bernardo de Galvez – La Guerra de la Revolución AmericanaDavid Glasgow Farragut --- La Guerra Civil
“Hispanics have always met the challenge of serving the nation with great fervor. In every war, in every battle, on every battle field, Hispanics have put their lives at risl to protect freedom.”
Army Chaplain (Capt.) Carlos C. Huerta
Los Exploradores
Ponce de LeonHernando de SotoFrancisco de Vasques de CoronadoEsteban Gomez
Florida MississippiGeorgia LouisianaCarolinas ArkansasTexas New MexicoAlabama OklahomaKansas Northwest PassageSan Francisco MaineOregon Denver
Nombres de Lugares Geográficosen Español
• Más de 2.000 ciudades estadounidenses tienen nombres españoles
• Varios estados tienen nombres españoles (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Florida)
• Otro vocabulario en Español (arroyo, sierra, canyon, mesa, etc.)
Producción de Comida• Haciendas (Ranches)• La Cultivación de Plantas y Cosechas
Educación • St. Augustine (1787) – Primera escuela pública
integrada• (grátiz para todos – blancos y negros)
La Medicina y Los Descubrimientos
• Doctor Carlos Juan Finlay(Su Cumpleaños = Día de Medicina Americana)El 3 de diciembre
Fiebre Amarilla
El Arte• Los Muralistas Mexicanos: Diego Rivera, Jos
Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros• Los Muralistas
México-Tenochitlán—The Wall That TalksHighland Park, Los Angeles
La Literatura
• Miguel de Cervantes• Oscar Hijuelos
Hay un montón de contribuciones de la comunidad hispana:
Busca más información en los siguientes enlaces:Smithsonian LinkBio Channel CNN Hispanic ExperienceScholastic Site on Hispanic HeritageHispanic Contributions
Trabajo de ClaseLA REVISTA “PEOPLE”
• Lee el artículo “Top 100 de hispanos famosos”• Completa las preguntas de comprensión• Usa la referencia de vocabulario
La Tarea• Haz una lista en categorías de más personas
hispanas importantes• Write in your journal about why we celebrate
Hispanic Heritage.