Deborah Bekken
Contact
Topics of Interest
Administrative Areas
- Asia Collections
- Anthropology Collections
- Negaunee Integrative Research Center
- Former Staff Member
Learning Resources
AANHPI Teacher Reference Guide
Chicago's Chinatown Coloring Pages
Color and Explore Chinatown!
Chicago's Chinatown Community Guide
An infographic guide to Chinatown's past, present, and future.
Chicago's Legacy Hula Virtual Tour
Learn the untold history of four Kumu Hula (master teachers of Hawaiian Hula) who perpetuated, preserved, and protected Hula as a way of life.
Community Guide Instructions
This activity invites you to document, honor, and analyze a community through history, place, and lived experience.
Exploring Artifacts from the Pacific | Exploring the Field Guide
Observe and analyze artifacts from the Pacific Islands to develop evidence-based claims about how these cultures view the world.
Harris Loan Experience Box
As American As...? Teaching Chinese American History through Food
Pepeha (For Non-Māori)
Learn about pepeha (a Māori form of introduction), and then write your own!
TEAACH Act Panel
The TEAACH Act: From Advocacy to Implementation, A Virtual Professional Development Panel
The Māori Meeting House: A Living Ancestor
Lesson Plan for Early Elementary and Middle School | Grades 3-5, 6-8
The Māori Meeting House: A Living Ancestor (Student Copy-English/Spanish)
Slide Deck with Vocabulary.