LC Subject Heading: Chinese--United States
Item 10364
Arthur Goon on Navy ship, 1954
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photoprint
Item 10372
Main Street, Lewiston, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Chinese/Chinese Americans in Maine and the U.S. including some of the factors that led to Chinese immigration to the U.S., the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a look into the xenophobia, racism, and discrimination many Chinese Americans have experienced and continue to experience, and the contributions of Chinese Americans to community life and culture in Maine.
