A lesson plan, divided into four learning activities, introduces the topic of Zen Buddhism by presenting one of many possible approaches to the academic study of religion in a secondary setting. The lesson plan is designed for integration into world history, global studies, or sociology classes in secondary schools. Learning activity one focuses…

This report describes some essential facts about recent immigrants from the Philippines to Hawaii, especially those who have come since the major changes in United States immigration laws of 1965. The data presented are taken from the existing literature and a recent survey of Filipino immigrants. Filipinos are currently the second largest group…

This annotated bibliography includes approximately 375 elementary-level books on history, biography, folklore, fiction, poetry, arts and crafts, and contemporary life of Blacks, Native Americans, Pan Asian Americans, Puerto Ricans, and other ethnic groups. The books cited are deemed to be non-stereotyped and appropriate for developing a…

Minorities constitute only 4.4 percent of all teaching certificate earners in the state of Washington, a proportion somewhat smaller than that for minority baccalaureate degree recipients and considerably smaller than that of minority school children. At a time when Washington State's minority student population is increasing at a signficantly…

This annotated bibliography on values of ethnic minorities in the United States contains one hundred entries from various sources, mostly research and educational journals. It is intended to assist researchers, teachers, school administrators, and students to understand how some American minorities function within their own cultures and societies.…

This paper is based on a study conducted among Asian American students, most of them Vietnamese refugees, at the University of Minnesota between 1980 and 1982. The study focused on the academic performance of students affiliated with the Office of Minority and Special Student Affairs (OMSSA) program, and examined some of the factors that may have…

This is an annotated bibliography of educational materials for Indochinese students. The bibliography focuses on classroom materials for Indochinese students, but also includes teacher-training materials. There is one section each for Indochinese, Vietnamese, Lao/Hmong, Cambodian (Khmer), and Chinese materials. The Vietnamese and Cambodian…

This demographic study of the Asian Pacific Population in Los Angeles County (California) summarizes social and economic data from other sources. Trends and statistical data are presented for the following groups of Asian-Americans: Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, and other Asians. The following topics are…

This publication presents 1982 data on business enterprises owned by Asian Americans, American Indians, and other minority races except Blacks and Hispanics for whom data was provided in earlier reports. This population of business owners was identified from tax forms and census data. In 1982 there were 255,642 firms with $17.9 billion in receipts…

Focusing on secondary education in China, primarily since the Communist victory in 1949, this annotated bibliography contains 24 items. The listed items include books, journal articles, newspaper stories, examples of secondary Chinese educational materials, and reports from western educators traveling in China. Emphasis is placed on educational…

This research examined the learning style factor of field dependence/independence and the problem solving strategies of Hmong male refugee students 17 years old and older who were attending or planning to attend post secondary education institutions in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The research was conducted from July 1986 to July 1987 to test two…

Since 1970, the University of Chicago has offered three undergraduate anthropology courses on Philippine Negrito and Malay and Thai aboriginal black populations. Between 1975 and 1981, 72 students, including American blacks, Filipinos, and other Asians, attended the courses. The instructor's observations of students' responses to the courses…

This manual provides materials for planning and conducting a teacher training workshop on the use of multimedia curriculum aids developed by St. Paul Public Schools to inform elementary and secondary students about the status, needs, and contributions of American women of color (specifically, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, and…

Upon arrival in the United States, the Southeast Asian "Boat People" faced a multitude of problems that would seem to have hindered their achieving economic self-sufficiency. Nonetheless, by the time of a 1982 research study which interviewed nearly 1,400 refugee households, 25 percent of all the households in the sample had achieved…

Discusses the stereotypical representation of Asian Americans as industrious, ambitious, quiet, and passive, then presents a program designed to aid Asian Americans to improve their reading, writing and verbal skills. (EJT)