Resistance in paradise
Subtitle: rethinking 100 years of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean and the pacific
By: edited by Deborah Wei and Rachael Kamel
Publisher: American Friends Service Committee
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780910082334
Subjects: Foreign relations
Other titles: Rethinking 100 years of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean and the pacific; Rethinking one hundred years of U.S. involvement in the Caribbean and the pacific
Description: Product Description:  The curriculum materials presented in this guide explore the legacy of the Spanish-American War from a distinct point of view: that of the island nations in the Caribbean and the Pacific, nations whose destiny has been framed for centuries by the tension between foreign domination and the quest for independence. For these peoples, the war lives on, underlying profound questions of culture, society, and language, as well as political and economic issues. Among the vanquished, history is not forgotten. This guide opens with an introductory chapter, addressed mainly to teachers, that examines the events of 1898 and their aftermath. Student lessons at the end of the chapter explore general themes regarding the role of interpretation in history. The remainder of the book is dedicated to chapters on each of the countries that came under U.S. rule in this period. Each of the country-specific chapters includes a brief historical overview followed by a series of lessons, including suggested activities and corresponding handouts for students. Both the overviews and the handouts are written to be accessible to students at the secondary level. Terms that may be unfamiliar are signaled in each chapter overview and in each lesson, and are defined in a glossary at the back of the guide.  Student readings include a wealth of primary sources: newspaper articles and political cartoons from the time of the Spanish-American War, historical documents, personal testimonies, and more. Also included are a broad range of contemporary pieces, both fiction and nonfiction. The overall approach is multidisciplinary; many of the materials and activities included here can be used for classes in history, social studies or English, the suggested activities include role plays, debates, writing exercises, classroom discussions, and the creation of stories, poems or cartoons, among others.  Many of the lessons included here engage students in developing their own critical readings, whether of historical narratives, media representations, or policy debates. By listening to the voices that have mainly been left out of the historical record, students can learn to understand how our vision of history and of the world we live in is reshaped according to who is looking and who is being seen.
Notes: Published by American Friends Service Committee in cooperation withe Office of Curriculum Support, School District of Philadelphia, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Letter to the teacher; title: 1:  Reframing the Spanish-American War in the history curriculum / Baltazar Pinguel, Deborah Wei, Stephen R Shalom; title: Lesson 1-1:  History and point of view; title: Lesson 1-2:  Words, words, words; title: Lesson 1-3:  Political cartoons and historical context; title: Lesson 1-4:  Treaty of Paris; title: Unit One:  Caribbean; title: 2:  Cuba / Juan Antonio Blanco, Rachael Kamel, Deborah Wei, Liz Hottel, Deborah Menkart, Eric Josely; title: Lesson 2-1:  Our America; title: 2-2:  Platt amendment; title: Lesson 2-3 Role play on the  U S embargo of Cuba; title: 3:  Puerto Rico / Johnny Irizarry, Maria Mills-Torres, Marta Moreno Vega, Anita Rivera; title: Lesson 3-1:  Race and identity; title: Lesson 3-2:  La Borinquena (song of Borinquen); title: Lesson 3-3:  Puerto Rico's political status; title: Unit Two:   Pacific And Asia; title: 4:  American Samoa / Dan Taulapapa McMullin; title: Lesson 4-1:  Oral tradition; title: Lesson 4-2:  Economic dependency; title: Lesson 4-3:  Whose education?; title: Lesson 4-4:  Influenza epidemic of 1918; title: Lesson 4-5:  Black Saturday; title: 5:  Guam, Mariana Islands / Anne Perez Hattori, Keith Lujan Camacho, Erwin Bordallo Manibusan, Joaquin Cepeda Sablan, Mary Perez Hattori Sasaki; title: Lesson 5-1:  Land seizures; title: Lesson 5-2:  Sovereignty movement; title: Lesson 5-3:  Domination and disrespect; title: Lesson 5-4:  Culture and resistance; title: 6:  Hawaii / Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwo ole Osorio, Wayne Wah Kwai Au, Noenoe Silva, Nancy Aleck, Bonnetta Adeeb; title: Lesson 6-1:  Annexation:  support and opposition; title: Lesson 6-2:  Cause for celebration?; title: Lesson 6-3:  Tourist Hawaii; title: Lesson 6-4:  Protest poetry:  a no fight fight poem; title: Lesson 6-5:  Pele vs progress; title: 7:  Philippines / Baltazar Pinguel, Eliza Fabillar, Stephen R Shalom, Teresita Bautista, Rene Ontal, Oscar Penaranda; title: Lesson 7-1:  U S annexation of the Philippines; title: Lesson 7-2:  Letters home from U S soldiers; title: Lesson 7-4:  Martial law; title: Glossary; title: Historical and geographical names; title: Notes on contributors.