1. A Look At History: What Our Textbooks Don’t Teach Us
Presented by Students Understanding Diversity Awareness (SUDA)

2. Introduction
There has been a recent debate on whether school textbooks supply and justly show various cultural viewpoints. Traditionally, students learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but never learn about Frederick Douglass, Cesar Chavez, Geronimo, or I. M. Pei. Many students feel that there culture (racial, religious, language, food, etc) are not positively depicted or not depicted at all. For instance, many books teach us about “how the west was won,” but rarely do we learn about the lives and thoughts of those people from whom the west was taken.

3. Native Americans
Native Americans are the indigenous people to the U.S. For centuries the government has tried to either move, kill, or put down these people. Today, most Native Americans live on reservations, where many suffer with alcoholism and poverty.

4. Black Americans
Brought to America as indentured servants in 1619, and later as slaves, these people, like other minorities have been fighting for equal treatment since their arrival. They are the only minority in the U.S, that did not come here on there own free will.

5. Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans first came to the U.S in the early 1800’s. Working in the railroad industry, their culture flourished down the western coast. However, throughout the years due to their growing population and Chinese language, there has been a backlash and even laws passed to exclude this culture into American life.

6. Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans came to America due to Japan being a warlike country. Most Japanese went to Hawaii, however, some came to California. Because of their similar appearance to the Chinese, they were not welcome here. They also received further backlash when WWII broke out. Many Japanese were put into concentration camps and moved from their homes. Today, Japanese Americans help lead the U.S technology, arts and government.

7. Latino Americans
Latino Americans by far are the largest minority in the U.S. Having been in the U.S as long as the Native Americans have, this culture includes any Spanish-speaking, Latin American country, such as Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Guatemala. Many of today’s Latino Americans have come to America as migrant workers. But Latinos have been here for years, integrating their language into dictionaries and their foods to American plates.

8. We’re a Salad Bowl, Not A Melting Pot
America is a great big salad bowl. Here, many people from different cultures come together and somehow blend their cultures together to make one great nation! There are many other minority groups that have not been discussed. These include Catholic Americans, Jewish Americans, Irish Americans and others. All of these cultures in some way have influenced every American. What other country can you go to and get a taco, a burger, a pita, and curry?

9. This Is America…

22. The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave