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A Kid's Guide to Asian American History: More than 70 Activities (A Kid's Guide series) Kindle Edition

by Valerie Petrillo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
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Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.
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  1. Reading age
    7 - 9 years
  2. Part of series
    A Kid's Guide
  3. Print length
    258 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    2 - 4
  6. Publisher
    Chicago Review Press
  7. Publication date
    May 28, 2007
  8. Page Flip
    Enabled
  9. Word Wise
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  10. Enhanced typesetting
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  11. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  12. ISBN-13
    978-1556526343
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Grade 3-7–A collection of games, crafts, and activities from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, India, and Southeast Asia. Arranged by nationalities, each section gives a historical overview of the particular group and their immigration to America. The author touches on topics such as religion, clothing, food, racism, and contributions to society. Offset text boxes highlight prominent as well as lesser-known Asian Americans. The section on China includes recipes for honeydew bubble tea and Nian Gao (Chinese New Year cake); craft projects for paper cutting, lai see (red envelope for Chinese New Year), and a dragon lantern. Projects representing Japanese Americans include origami, face painting (kabuki style), and ikebana (flower arranging). The historical information includes discussion of the various Japanese festivals and internment camps. Similar projects and activities are included for the other countries. Some of the recipes and crafts note that adult supervision is required, and are fairly complex. The writing contains broad generalizations at times, such as Tea is very important to Chinese Americans, and it is served at every meal. Sometimes terms are not explained. When discussing religion in India, it is noted that Asian Indians may also be Christian or Zoroastrian, but the latter term is not defined or included in the glossary. The organization is at times confusing, as historical and current facts are interspersed with the activities in a haphazard manner. This is an ambitious offering that may fill a need in specialized collections, and useful for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.–DeAnn Okamura, San Mateo County Library, CA
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Despite this book's title, history takes a back seat to the more than 90 activities loosely connected to Asian Americans, including those of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, East Indian, and Southeast Asian descent. Brief historical and cultural information provides the context for each craft, game, food, or event, but there is not sufficient material here for student reports. No sources are cited and the lack of an index limits access to specific information. The various creative and entertaining activities, on the other hand, will add pizzazz to social studies curricula. Instructions are clear and indicate where adult supervision is required; most are accompanied by simple line illustrations, not all seen. Activities include a Japanese rock garden, Indian hand painting, and Chinese puppetry. The appended resources include a wide range of supplemental information that will be of particular interest and value to teachers. Linda Perkins
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005HF4CQQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chicago Review Press (May 28, 2007)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 28, 2007
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5017 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1556526342
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Great tool to guide you through another culture. We’re a multicultural family and it is important to us that all cultures are explored. This book has wonderful activities for all ages and can honestly be used any time. Hands down my favorite activity was the Immigrant box, this really helped cultivate a beautiful conversation with my small children in regards to their grandparents plight.
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Tobehonest
5.0 out of 5 stars Dig in to culture
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019
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Great tool to guide you through another culture. We’re a multicultural family and it is important to us that all cultures are explored. This book has wonderful activities for all ages and can honestly be used any time. Hands down my favorite activity was the Immigrant box, this really helped cultivate a beautiful conversation with my small children in regards to their grandparents plight.
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Tobehonest
5.0 out of 5 stars Dig in to culture
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019
Great tool to guide you through another culture. We’re a multicultural family and it is important to us that all cultures are explored. This book has wonderful activities for all ages and can honestly be used any time. Hands down my favorite activity was the Immigrant box, this really helped cultivate a beautiful conversation with my small children in regards to their grandparents plight.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So much more than expected!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2014
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I try to keep my expectations low for these sorts of books and hope that I can pull at least 4 or 5 good bits out to use - but this far exceeded my expectations. There are great informative blurbs that do not sugar coat racism and hardships that Asian americans have faced as well as celebrities / representatives for each highlighted culture - some more famous than others, which was also a nice touch. I also really loved that there are recipes, games, "say it in ___" language guides, and crafts, explained in clear and concise ways.
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Nora
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Resource
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2010
This exhaustive reference contains dozens of easy, fun projects for kids, interspersed with fascinating nuggets of historical information. Great for teachers, as well as the children in your life - Asian or not. You'll want to incorporate some of these fun activities and traditions into your family holiday celebrations.
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Dechen Lhamo
4.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain Fun
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2013
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I really enjoyed this book. It contains a lot of neat facts and history. The craft projects seem like a lot of fun. However, I only gave it 4 stars because Tibet was left out. There are now many Tibetans living in the US.
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Teresa
2.0 out of 5 stars Look for another book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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This book refers to Tiger Woods as an immigrant to the United States. All because he is considered Asian American. Then goes on and refers to Asian Americans as descendants of the gold rush, who now work on Wall Street and restaurants.
Pass on this book.
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OJAIBUNNYLOVER
3.0 out of 5 stars ok
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
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Wasn't thrilled with this, but don't want to spend the money to send it back. Will gift it or donate to the library.
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GRACE
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2018
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great book
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