Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley

Module: Re-imagining Who We Were

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley

Eileen Kerr, Professor of History Eva Mo, Professor of History The concept of place is a central theme of this unit. Students understand that they live in a geographic location, but lack the connection to place as more than physical location. They also lack a sense of the historical place in which they live. This

Module: Creating Culture

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley, Visions of Central Valley Culture: Local Arts and Film

Aishah Saleh, Professor of Humanities Visual anthropology is an area of the Humanities that can document, archive, and share the stories of individuals and communities. The works of Leonard Nadel, Jacob Riis, and the video archives of CSU Stanislaus’ Keck Visual Anthropology Lab solidify the power that visual modes of expression have as transmitters of

Module: The Practice of Regional Literacy, Part 1

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Exploring Central Valley Memories: Visual Anthropology, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley

Lillian Vallee, Professor of English, Retired This curricular unit is the first of three based on the observation that Central Valley regional literacy is a unifying and stimulating subject and context for engaging a diverse student population in meaningful learning. The first unit focuses on the natural and indigenous history of the Central Valley, and

Module: Know Your Place

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley, Multiculturalism: The Politics of Recognition and Political Philosophy

Laura Chin, Adjunct Professor of Political Science Eminent domain is a political science concept; defined as, “…the right of government to take private property for public use” (Ginsberg et al, 2013, p. 139). The Asian community within Stockton, California once had Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Manila. These communities were vibrant, thriving communities that brought in

Module: Asian Communities Today

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley, Multiculturalism: The Politics of Recognition and Political Philosophy

Robert Stevenson, Professor of Art, Art History, and Humanities This curricular unit is designed to take the study of Asian culture to the local level into current times. Students will explore the contributions of one of the Central Valley’s largest Asian immigrant communities, the Sikh community. Students will learn about Sikh religious belief and iconography,

Module: Early Asian Immigration

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Exploring Central Valley Memories: Visual Anthropology, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley, Multiculturalism: The Politics of Recognition and Political Philosophy, Visions of Central Valley Culture: Local Arts and Film

Robert Stevenson, Professor of Art, Art History, and Humanities This curricular unit is designed to take the study of Asian culture to the local level. Students will explore the contributions of Asian immigrants to California’s Central Valley through early photography in The California Museum of Oakland’s online archive, historical resources from the University of California

Module: New Realism

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley

Robert Stevenson, Professor of Art, Art History, and Humanities Sarah Stevenson, Adjunct Instructor of Humanities The topic “Know Your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley” brings forward the very important priority of including local content and context that can give our students a more tangible and personal connection to our course

Module: Making Sense of Life in the Central Valley

21OctoberJoshua SigmanCurricular Modules, Know your Place: Concepts of Home and Identity in the Central Valley, Multiculturalism: The Politics of Recognition and Political Philosophy, Working Class Culture in the Central Valley

Individuals and families have come to and traveled California’s 450-mile long Central Valley for centuries to make a better living and life. Thousands of people from around the globe have settled or passed through this region for these reasons. Yet, most of us (students and instructors), know only a little about the cultures, experiences, struggles,