Topic outline
General
Using The Latehomecomer to Study Hmong Human Rights
“(My father) says, 'It is very important that you tell this part of out story: the Hmong came to America without a homeland. Even in the very beginning, we knew that we were looking for a home. Other people, in moments of sadness and despair, can look to a place in the world: where they might belong. We are not like that. I knew that our chance was here. Our chance to share in a new place and a new home. This is so important to our story. You must think about it, and tell it the way it is.'
I must tell it the way it is."
Kao Kalia Yang- Read some of the RSS feeds on the right-hand side to learn more about the Hmong people and human rights. Reading these articles will make it easier to contribute to the student-created glossary in the next Moodle module.
Student-Created Glossary
Topic 1
Student-Created Journal
Respond to the document "If the World were 100 People."
Does the information on the document change your perspective of how you view the world? Why or why not? Journal your thoughts. Give examples. You must also respond to at least two journal entries submitted by other students taking the course.
Topic 2
The Latehomecomer
by
Kao Kalia Yang
"The Latehomecomer is a wonderful journey into the very personal experiences of its author, and it is also a story about so many of us. Reading this book is about experiencing the Hmong/American transformation."
-Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua
"Yang tells her family's story with grace; she narrates their struggles, beautifully weaving in Hmong folklore and culture. By the end of this moving and unforgettable book...readers will delight at how intimately they have become part of this formerly strange culture."
-Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
Topic 3
Human Rights
- Student-Created Prezi
What are our human rights? What does it mean to have human rights? This short video from the website Youth for Human Rights will give you some insight into these questions.
There are thirty universal human rights. Watch some of the videos attached to those rights so you become familiar with them. After you have watched the videos, create a public service announcement Prezi that focuses on one specific human right that you find to be especially relevant today. Pretend you are an advertiser promoting this specific human right. How would you make it "catchy" and "sell" it to the general public? Be creative!
Submit via Moodle.
