When Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, and Chinese people arrived in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to make their homes and send their children to school, there had never been an English as a Second Language program. A successful program was set up quickly and is now facing different concerns. (MT)

Presents CyberHunt 3, an interactive, multicultural activity for the holiday season. Students visit a variety of web sites for facts and activities related to Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. A CyberHunt reproducible has students write their answers to nine questions based on information they find at the different web sites. (SM)

Tips for teaching students about Native Americans include reading poems that lead to the study of certain tribes, studying the present day as well as the past, having Native Americans visit the classroom, reading culturally sensitive books on Native Americans, and acknowledging differences between tribes. (SM)

An elementary level teaching unit that explores immigration helps boost students' thinking skills, command of history, and appreciation of the nation's diversity. The unit focuses on reasons for emigrating to America, understanding the past, immigration today, and bridging the past and present. Three reproducibles are included. (SM)

Two articles offer suggestions for primary level teachers to help their students grow. The first discusses how teachers should respond to violence and help students regain a sense of safety. The second presents 10 everyday ways to help children appreciate many cultures, noting how teachers can examine their own biases. (SM)

The article presents advice from children's book authors and illustrators about choosing and using multicultural literature, discussing what to look for in multicultural literature and why multiculturalism matters. The article includes lists of multicultural resources for the classroom and of authors who write specifically about their cultures.…