Faces of America

What do you think the video clips we will view will be about?


Eva Longoria clips (questions follow):





What was Eva’s experience growing up as a Texan?
How does Eva feel connected to language and culture?
What did Eva Longoria think about other people who participate in her cultural traditions from other cultures?
What is HLG trying to show with the introduction of barbed wire? What does the information about the Texas Rangers Reveal?
What does it mean “With the wire comes hunger?”
What do historians believe about the mixing of cultures?

Stephen Colbert





What kind of traditions or holidays did the Colbert family share?
Does Colbert think it is important to know where he came from?
What point does Colbert make about immigrants and building society?
What is history made of/by?
What is Colbert’s identity? And what point does he make about being an American?

What do all of these people have in common?  What makes them different?  How do you think this plays into the role of an integrated society?

Examining HLG

As we examine HLG, I want to pose a question that Kyler raised in class- what is the difference between racism and prejudice?  Keep this in the back of your mind as you read.  HLG's general background has NOTHING to do with this issue, but his arrest will bring up this topic.  Create 1 inquiry question as you read each section!

His Academic Background:


http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~amciv/faculty/gates.shtml

Create one question you would want to ask Henry Louis Gates right now.  Let's compile these and possibly send him an e-mail! :) 

New York Times Topics:  HLG

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/g/henry_louis_jr_gates/index.html

Room for Debate

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/the-gates-case-and-racial-profiling/?ref=henrylouisjrgates

View the above website to see various scholars/experts opinions on race in the case of HLGs arrest!