Teacher Guide

Lesson 1: The Korean Diaspora and Korean Americans

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 2: Where Was the First Koreatown and Who Was Dosan Ahn Chang Ho?
  4. Assessments
  5. Extension: Civic Engagement Support

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 3.1: Who is Sammy Lee? What was the Immigrant Experience of his Family?
  4. Activity 3.2: How did U.S. Immigration Laws shape Sammy Lee’s Life?
  5. Assessments
  6. Extension: Literature and Writing Extension: Book Reviews and Storytelling

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 4.1: How was the Korean Independence Movement Impacted by Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
  4. Activity 4.2: How did the Korean Independence Movement shape and become shaped by Formation of the Korean American Identity in the United States?
  5. Assessments
  6. Extension: Writing Extensions

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 5.1: Who was the First Asian American to Command a U.S. Battalion?
  4. ​Activity 5.2: How is Colonel Young Oak Kim an Unsung Hero?
  5. Assessment & Extensions:: Argumentative Essay

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 6.1: Aftermath of the Korean War
  4. Activity 6.2: ​Korean War Orphans
  5. Activity 6.3: ​Experiences of Korean Transnational Adoptees
  6. Assessment
  7. Extensions

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 7.1: A Cry for Justice
  4. Activity 7.2: Experiences of Korean Americans during the 1992 LA Civil Unrest
  5. Activity 7.3: The Legacy of Saigu
  6. Assessment
  7. Extention: Research Project
  8. Extention: Research Project Supplemental

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 8.1: Hallyu and K-Pop: A Global Phenomenon
  4. Activity 8.2: Oscar Winners: A Closer Look at Minari
  5. Activity 8.3: Korean Americans Past, Present, and Future
  6. Music Video Resources
  7. Assessment & Extension

Lesson 2: The First Koreatown and the Legacy of Dosan Ahn Chang Ho

Ahn Chang Ho, Kap Suk Cho, and other workers at an orange orchard in Riverside, CA, in early 1900s.
(Source: Courtesy of Korean Heritage Library, University of Southern California)

Lesson Features

    • TOPICS:  Establishment of the First Koreatown in Riverside, Pachappa Camp, Korean Independence Movement, California Citrus Industry
    • HISTORICAL TIME FRAME: 1900 – 1940
    • NOTABLE KOREANS: Dosan Ahn Chang Ho (1878 – 1938)
    • SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Civic Engagement Project and Report

Lesson Overview

    • Students explore the life of Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, his immigration to the United States, and his life as an activist and community builder. They examine how the first Koreatown was established in Riverside, California, and compare the experiences of Korean, Mexican, and women citrus pickers and packers.  Finally, they identify Dosan’s contributions to the United States and to Korea.

Time Frame

    • Activity 2 requires 55 minutes plus additional time for student research and sharing.
    • The Summative Assessment civic engagement project requires 55 minutes and homework.

Objectives and Learning Goals

    • ​Students will be able to identify important events in the life of Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, including his immigration to the United States, and his life as an activist and community builder.
    • Students will be able to describe how the first Koreatown was established in Riverside, California, and compare and contrast the experiences of Korean, Mexican, and women citrus pickers and packers.
    • Students will be able to evaluate Dosan’s contributions to the United States and to Korea.

Vocabulary

    • Pachappa Camp – founded in 1905 and is considered to be the first Korean settlement established in the United States. Located in downtown Riverside, California.
    • Famine – extreme scarcity of food.
    • Korean National Association – political organization established in 1909 to fight Japan’s colonial policies and occupation in Korea.
    • Gongnip Hyophoe – also known as “Cooperative Association,” these were designed to develop democratic policies and institutions for the future founding of a democratic and independent Korean nation.
    • Korean Labor Bureau (KLB) – a Labor Bureau opened by Dosan to facilitate employment and help bring Koreans to Riverside.
    • Deportation – the action of deporting a foreigner from a country.
    • Korean Provisional Government – a partially recognized Korean government-in-exile based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chongqing, during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea.

Original Resource

    • Chang, E. & Kwon, H. (2022). Early Korean Immigrants and the Legacy of Dosan Ahn Chang Ho. In G. Cho & V. Costa (Eds.). Korean American Ethnic Studies Curriculum: Teaching Resource Materials for K-12 Classrooms (pp.45-110). Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles.

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