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From: Graciela Vega-Carbajal <vegacarbajal>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 16:43:09 -0700
I am noticing some of these books which have been recommended are for younger ages. I am a high school humanities teacher for grades 10 at a continuation high school. I am finishing a Unit on Vietnam but I am wondering if anyone has suggestions books for teenagers which will help them deal with the fear of war or with respecting Muslim people.
Even though it's a children's book, I read Dia's Story Cloth by Dia Cha about a young woman who tells the story of freedom of the Hmong people. Dia discusses how she migrated to the United States not knowing how to speak English and she talks about her people's plight.
I want to help my students deal with their fears and pain. I had a 17 year young boy tell me that he didn't want to die and he didn't want to be drafted. Their fears are real and I want to help my student deal with these.--
Some of the high school young men are expressing anger and the need for revenge. The way they speak even scares me as an adult. I talk to them that yes the people who committed this crime need to be held accountable but I have spoken about respecting all people. I let them know a handful of people who committed this crime are not representative of all Muslim or Arab people. There have been reports of Muslim people being harassed and I want my students to respect all people regardless.
The other day I was driving in the car with my husband. I was wearing a rebozo (a Mexican hand-woven shawl). 1 He asked me not to cover my head with it while we were at an intersection. "I am afraid we might be attacked," he warned me. The people driving with the American flags might think we are Muslim. I removed my rebozo. I immediately identified with Muslim women.
Graciela Vega?rbajal 10 Humanities Teacher in California.
In the town I was born married women wear it so they may be respected by others. When one covers one head, one shows one is married. This keep single men from approaching a married woman.
Received on Sat 15 Sep 2001 06:43:09 PM CDT
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 16:43:09 -0700
I am noticing some of these books which have been recommended are for younger ages. I am a high school humanities teacher for grades 10 at a continuation high school. I am finishing a Unit on Vietnam but I am wondering if anyone has suggestions books for teenagers which will help them deal with the fear of war or with respecting Muslim people.
Even though it's a children's book, I read Dia's Story Cloth by Dia Cha about a young woman who tells the story of freedom of the Hmong people. Dia discusses how she migrated to the United States not knowing how to speak English and she talks about her people's plight.
I want to help my students deal with their fears and pain. I had a 17 year young boy tell me that he didn't want to die and he didn't want to be drafted. Their fears are real and I want to help my student deal with these.--
Some of the high school young men are expressing anger and the need for revenge. The way they speak even scares me as an adult. I talk to them that yes the people who committed this crime need to be held accountable but I have spoken about respecting all people. I let them know a handful of people who committed this crime are not representative of all Muslim or Arab people. There have been reports of Muslim people being harassed and I want my students to respect all people regardless.
The other day I was driving in the car with my husband. I was wearing a rebozo (a Mexican hand-woven shawl). 1 He asked me not to cover my head with it while we were at an intersection. "I am afraid we might be attacked," he warned me. The people driving with the American flags might think we are Muslim. I removed my rebozo. I immediately identified with Muslim women.
Graciela Vega?rbajal 10 Humanities Teacher in California.
In the town I was born married women wear it so they may be respected by others. When one covers one head, one shows one is married. This keep single men from approaching a married woman.
Received on Sat 15 Sep 2001 06:43:09 PM CDT
