Lesson
The Japanese American Incarceration Experience: Loyalty and Civil Rights
Objective: Students will examine the experiences and perspectives of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II.
Lesson
Objective: Students will examine the experiences and perspectives of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II.
Activity
The story “Tiger and Puppy” is about a village with five families, where a mischievous tiger would eat all the food. An unlikely hero, a small puppy, comes to the rescue and helps the villagers capture the tiger. Create your own paper plate animals to retell this Korean folktale.
Activity
In this activity, you will simply use black construction paper, sunlight, and everyday objects from your house or yard.
Activity
Activity
Design a calligraphic plate using Arabic script and images inspired by a meaningful word.
Activity
Fold your own origami teapot.
Activity
The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve-year cycle and each year is linked to an animal. Find your birth year and color in your zodiac animal.
Activity
The most famous region for the manufacture and trade of golden jewelry lay in Sumatra’s northernmost province of Aceh, where these finely worked bracelets were produced. Make your own bracelets inspired by Indonesian jewelry.
Video
Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Miriam Mills, engages pre-school students in the museum’s Korea galleries by telling a Korean folktale about a tiger and a puppy using artworks from the Asian Art Museum’s collection.
Video
Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Miriam Mills, tells the story of Rangda, the Balinese witch.