APRIL 2003

Regional Focus:Asia/All Nations
*All programs last 1 hour and 15 minutes unless otherwise specified.
**Supplemental curriculum information and a fax registration form may be found on our website: www.iaff.ttu.edu

Program A.1:Holocaust Observance: Nazi Art as Propaganda*
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Wednesday, April 2
9:30a.m.
Grades:7-12 *Some disturbing content
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 7th
Content:Lecture, Primary Source Materials, Multimedia resources, Question and Answer
Presenter:Dr. Ingrid Fry, Associate Professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas
Tech University

Dr. Ingrid Fry will provide a look at the propaganda posters and films that helped bring the Nazi party to power in Germany. Dr.
Fry discusses with the students the way in which art was used to promote the ideals of ethnic purity that helped create the moral
climate for the Holocaust. Other topics touched upon are the use of nationalism, fear and stereotypes in propaganda for political
purposes; "degenerate" art; and an introduction to the historical context.

Program A.2:When I Was a Boy: One Year in Vietnam*
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Wednesday, April 2
12:30p.m.
Grades:6-12 *Pre-College Lecture Format
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Economics; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 8th
Content:Lecture, Slides, Question and Answer
Presenter:Robert L. Ordonez, M.D., Author, “When I Was a Boy: One Year in Vietnam”

Dr. Robert L. Ordonez wrote his book “When I Was a Boy: One Year in Vietnam” as a legacy for his family to share in that tragic conflict. In his presentation, Dr. Ordonez will explain what the average Vietnam veteran endured during his tour. In his own experience as a young Marine Corpsman serving with a combat platoon in Vietnam from 1970-1971, Ordonez takes his audience with him through that unforgettable year, from his initial experiences as a fresh replacement through the metamorphosis into a hardened veteran. This presentation will vividly bring to life the feeling soldiers had of being a young “grunt” in the jungles during wartime.

Program A.3:Experience Japan!*
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*Interactive Student Participation
*Duration 1½ hours
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Thursday, April 3
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:2-8
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Making Decisions; Analyzing Information; Solving Problems
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 2nd
Content: Presentation, Video, Artifacts, Music, Arts & Crafts, Interactive Group Activities, Question and Answer
Presenter: Mrs. Dianne Crowley, DPE Educational Coordinator

Dianne Crowley studied Japanese culture and visited Japanese schools during her tour of Japan through the Fulbright Memorial Fund Program. She spent two weeks on the northern island of Hokkaido and a week in Tokyo. Mrs. Crowley presents a program that includes traditional Japanese games, both modern and traditional Japanese music, and demonstrations of Japanese cultural artifacts such as dolls, toys, kimonos, and artwork. Students will experience the sights and sounds of Japan through photographs and video. This will include scenes taken from elementary, junior high and high schools she visited on her tour. Hands-on, make and take activities may include: geography activity, learning to use chopsticks, Origami and math activities with Japanese currency. This highly interactive program will stimulate the senses as the students take a virtual tour of “Japan, Land of the Rising Sun.”

Program A.4:Hats On and Away We Go! A Musical Journey Around the World Featuring Texas Commission on the Arts
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Touring Artist Lisa Jastram
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Tuesday, April 8
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Wednesday, April 9
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Thursday, April 10
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:K-3
TEKS Strands: Culture; Geography; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Analyzing Information
Content: Presentation, Music, Audience Participation, Multi-Cultural Puppets, Costumes and Instruments
Presenter:Oasis for Children’s Lisa Jastram, Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artist Roster

Returning for a third year by popular demand, “Hats On and Away We Go” is the dynamic work of Lisa Jastram who educates children by presenting programs with high energy, colorful visual props, and plenty of audience participation. "Hats On and Away We Go" is a musical journey around the world and includes songs in Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, and French teaching that the customs of others are not "weird" or "strange," just different. Multi-cultural puppets invite participation from the audience while Pre/Post-visit curriculum materials developed by the presenter correlate this innovative program beautifully with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Students cheer for more each time “Hats On” is presented at Texas Tech University’s International Cultural Center.

Program A.5:Holocaust Observance: Nazi Art as Propaganda*
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Wednesday, April 9
12:30p.m.
Grades:7-12 *Some disturbing content
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 7th
Content:Lecture, Primary Source Materials, Multimedia resources, Question and Answer
Presenter:Dr. Ingrid Fry, Associate Professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas
Tech University

Dr. Ingrid Fry will provide a look at the propaganda posters and films that helped bring the Nazi party to power in Germany. Dr.
Fry discusses with the students the way in which art was used to promote the ideals of ethnic purity that helped create the moral
climate for the Holocaust. Other topics touched upon are the use of nationalism, fear and stereotypes in propaganda for political
purposes; "degenerate" art; and an introduction to the historical context.

Program A.6:Holocaust Observance:The American Red Cross-Holocaust Tracing, Family Searches and Wartime Documentation
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Tuesday, April 15
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:7-12 *Some disturbing content
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 7th
Content:Lecture, Video, and Question and Answer
Presenter:JoAnn Jackson, Executive Director of the Lubbock Chapter American Red Cross

The American Red Cross has provided tracing for victims of WWII and the Nazi regime since 1939. However, following the fall of the Berlin Wall, many additional records were released by the former Soviet Union and the Holocaust and War Victims Tracing and Information Center was created in 1990 as information on people detained for forced labor and held in Auschwitz was made available. Ms Jackson will detail how the American Red Cross provides its confidential and free assistance using its worldwide network of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in addition to museums, archives and other international organizations, and will explain how the information obtained is used to locate and reunify families, offer closure, and provide the documentation required by survivors to receive reparations and pensions. She will complete the program with an explanation of humanitarian law and its meaning for all peoples worldwide.

Program A.7:Holocaust Observance: Surviving Dachau – Liberating Mauthausen: Experiences of the Holocaust with Mrs. Eva Hance, Survivor, Dachau Concentration Camp and Mr. Mark A. Geeslin, Mauthausen Liberator, U.S. Army 11th Armored Division*
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*Duration 1½ hours
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Wednesday, April 16
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Thursday, April 17
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:7-12 *Some disturbing content
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 7th
Content:Lecture, Question and Answer
Presenter:Mrs. Eva Hance, Survivor, Dachau Concentration Camp and Mr. Mark A. Geeslin, United States Army, 11th Armored Division, Liberator of Mauthausen Concentration Camp

Mrs. Eva Hance, a Lubbock resident since 1988, weighed barely 23 pounds, was covered with lice and suffering from typhoid when American troops liberated Dachau Concentration Camp in the spring of 1945. She was 11 years old and unable to speak any English, so she communicated her gratitude for the kindness of the war-weary soldiers with tears and hugs. She will recount her story of the 7 and 1/2 months she spent in Dachau as a prisoner of the Nazis and her joy at meeting Mark Geeslin, a death camp liberator. Despite the harrowing story she tells, her message is one of love and kindness.
On May 5th, 1945, a cavalry patrol unexpectedly encountered German forces guarding the death camp complexes of Gusen and Mauthausen. The patrol returned with 1800 prisoners, to the great surprise of their commanders. Action was immediately taken to restore and maintain order in the camps, to provide medical assistance to the starving inmates, and to provide for burial of thousands of victims of Nazi brutality. Mr. Mark A. Geeslin was a member of the 11th Armored Division that liberated the Mauthausen camp and talks about how they came across it, what they found inside and how they dealt with organizing the care of the survivors. He also talks about the current activities of other former members of the 11th Armored Division as they continue to meet more than 55 years later. Mr. Geeslin uses primary source materials to retell his story of the liberation of the camp, which include photographs, knives and an inscribed Nazi belt buckle. Questions are encouraged with time being allotted for the students to interact with the presenters following the presentation.

Program A.8:Gateway to America - The Immigrant Experience on Ellis Island*
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*Interactive Student Participation
*Duration 1½ hours
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Tuesday, April 22
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Wednesday, April 23
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:2-8
TEKS Strands:Citizenship; Culture; Geography; Government; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Making Decisions; Reading and Writing; Using Technology; Locating and Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 2nd, History/Geography 6th
Content:Cooperative Learning; Primary Source Materials; Role-Playing/Interactive Participation; Video; PowerPoint
Presentation; Student involvement throughout the program
Presenters:Various Facilitators Including: Former Immigration Officer Mr. James Nesmith, DPE Senior Director Dr. Lari Dianne
Young, DPE Assistant Director Ms. Sylvia Jones, and DPE Educational Coordinator Mrs. Dianne Crowley

Ellis Island is a symbol of America’s immigrant heritage. For more than six decades-1892-1954-the immigrant depot processed the greatest tide of incoming humanity in the nation’s history. Fleeing hardships such as poverty, religious persecution, or political unrest in their homelands, they journeyed to the United States in search of freedom and opportunity. Some twelve million people landed at Ellis Island; today their descendents account for almost 40% of this country’s population. This highly interactive, creative and research-based program will find students matriculating through a “Virtual Ellis Island” created within the International Cultural Center of Texas Tech University. As incoming immigrants from Europe at the turn of the century, students will receive passports or papers as they enter the facility which will serve as their identity during their visit and will determine which class of immigrant they are and where they are from which, in turn, will determine their experience during matriculation. Students will then use their papers to be matriculated through the Cultural Center as they would through Ellis Island as immigrants and will use what they have learned to guide them successfully through the process of becoming an landed immigrant. Finally, students will view primary-source footage of the actual process the immigrants went through as the students reflect on their similar experience at the ICC. This program incorporates primary source materials and involves the critical higher order thinking skills including comprehension, synthesis, analysis, application and evaluation.