More Than a Pretty Cloth: Teaching Hmong History and Culture Through Textile Art.
Author(s):
Mccall, Ava L.
Format:
Journal article
Citation:
Theory And Research In Social Education, Volume 25, Issue 2 (1997). pp. 137-67.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Argues that textile arts, often created by women, provide a valuable, but frequently overlooked, resource for learning about a culture. Describes an effort to learn about Hmong culture and history through a study of textile arts and to teach preservice teachers in a social studies methods course about this culture. (DSK)