Examine social, political and economic issues that influenced the first Asian migration to the Americas in the 18th and 19th centuries. Determine truthful, historically accurate facts about these people versus commonly held assumptions. Details »
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Investigate how the role of women is changing in communist China, identify factors that contribute to the change and predict how it might change further in the next decade. Details »
Explore evidence that points to a drought during the winter of 1609-1610 as a reason for the death of the colony at Jamestown. Learn how archaeologists use both colonists' journals and data from cypress trees to support a starvation theory. Details »
Examine how art and music help define and unify a social movement, how they can function as symbols of protest, and can communicate an effective message from controversial topics. Analyze and express personal views on capital punishment. Details »
Explore the tensions between the two foreign policies of isolationism and interventionism. Compare past and present U.S. involvement in the Phillipines. Details »
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Investigate how immigration, assimilation, discrimination, prejudice and pride are all part of the history of interaction between the predominant American culture and Asian Americans.
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Analyze crime statistics, juvenile justice and overcrowded prisons as you evaluate your views of the criminal justice system.
