Similarly, Asian Americans include descendants of Chinese and Japanese who migrated to the United States in the nineteenth century, as well as more recent arrivals from Vietnam, Laos, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, and other Asian nations. Again, we find a multitude of cultures, histories, and languages. This diversity within diversity is important for students to understand. The workshops also stressed the value of a variety of sources. High school students will find certain aspects of minority and immigrant history particularly appealing.
Generational conflict is a common theme and one that teenagers find of immediate interest.
Conflicts of identity are also both important and gripping. In Native American history, we suggested a special focus on the Indian boarding schools. Through this topic, students can learn about federal policy, education, assimilation, cultural destruction and preservation all within the context of the experience of people their own age. There are a number of websites dedicated to helping educators design courses implementing minority and immigrant history. The site has teaching materials, primary documents, pedagogical discussions, and a list of other web resources.