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Armenian & Sikh Migration to California
This lesson is designed to encourage students to dive deeper into understanding of why various demographics migrated to California by learning about the Armenian and Sikh communities. Each of these groups were able to migrate and plant roots in California after facing genocide (Armenian Genocide) and severe religious persecution (Sikh). In this lesson students will teach each other about these communities and their reasons for migration, how they were treated/received once in California, and their communities integration to date.
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LESSON AND INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL
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LESSON PLAN - Armenian & Sikh Migration
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Assessment Rubric for Narrative Essay
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Group Assessment
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Presentation Assessment Ruberic
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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IWitness: Armenian Genocide Education Program, USC Shoah Foundation
California Armenian Genocide Recognition, Armenian National Committee of America
The Armenian Diaspora: Migration and its Influence on Identity and Politics, by Monique Bolsajian
Press Coverage of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1920), Appeal to Turkey to Stop Massacres, Armenian National Institute
Press Coverage of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1920), 500,000 Armenians Said to have Perished, Armenian National Institute
Press Coverage of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1920), Armenians Dying in Prison Camps, Armenian National Institute
Press Coverage of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1920), Turkish Trials Begin, Armenian National Institute
The World Was Silent: A study of the Armenian Genocide raises troubling questions of remembrance and responsibility by Sara Cohan
Armenian Genocide of 1915: An Overview, By John Kifner, New York Times
But Why Glendale? A History of Armenian Immigration to Southern California, by Daniel Fittante at Södertörn University​
Glendale Armenians in shadows of the past, by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News
Armenians in Los Angeles: How the local diaspora community is making a global impact, by Jane Partizpanyan, Contributor, Daily Sundial
Armenian genocide has long been largely hidden. California schools might change that, by Mackenzie Mays, The Fresno Bee
Armenians spent their lives demanding U.S. recognition of genocide. Victory is here, by Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times
Armenians Came to SF to Escape Genocide. Now, Fears of That History Are Resurfacing, KQED
Accommodation Without Assimilation, Stockton, California: The Story of Sikh Immigration Lesson Plan
Pioneer Sikh Migration to North America by Margaret Hill, California 3Rs Project
How Sikhs migrated to US, fought prejudice and built a community by Vikram Doctor in On My Plate , Lifestyle, ET
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