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Articles 1 - 17 of 17
Full-Text Articles in Education
My Family, Their History: Using Exploratory Inquiry & Pragmatic Methods To Learn History, Lowellen Sucgang
My Family, Their History: Using Exploratory Inquiry & Pragmatic Methods To Learn History, Lowellen Sucgang
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
History education is at a crossroads. The availability of information at our fingertips has the potential to change how the non-historian sees history and the other social sciences. This capstone researched ways the non-historian can utilize the changing face of history education by implementing the pragmatic methods of John Dewey’s education philosophy called instrumentalism. Principal issues discussed include the pros and cons of out-of-classroom history education, utilization of exploratory inquiry for research and the usefulness of primary sources for a historiography. To apply instrumentalism ideals and methods, I created a historiography about my ancestors and how their lives intertwined with …
"Name Her Reiko!": The Ikemiya Diaspora, Morgan Ikemiya
"Name Her Reiko!": The Ikemiya Diaspora, Morgan Ikemiya
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This creative-nonfiction project encapsulates a Japanese family diaspora to America beginning in the late 1880s. Through short stories, poems, and monologues, the author expresses familial struggles such as living in a foreign land and being Japanese in White America. The author reflects on her grandparents' time in the Japanese internment camps where they faced hardship and hegemonic oppression as well as her father's experience of growing up Japanese-American in Los Angeles. The stories weave together history, hardship, and race to create a unique diaspora story.
1897 - The Franciscans In California, Zephyrin Engelhardt
1897 - The Franciscans In California, Zephyrin Engelhardt
Franciscan Publications
Engelhardt noted that much had bee written about those who first introduced Christianity and civilization in California but little was reliable due to ignorance, malice, exaggeration and misstatements. Up to 1785, Engelhardt consulted original Spanish documents and compared those with statements of H. H. Bancroft. According to the author, with regard to the missions from 1831 through 1850, Bancroft was almost the only authority offering any accurate information. He believed as to historic facts, that Bancroft's work was reliable and all the more valuable because it came from a non-Catholic source.
1879 - Droughts In California In 1805 And 1817, Mariano G. Vallejo
1879 - Droughts In California In 1805 And 1817, Mariano G. Vallejo
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
A handwritten transcription of a brief narrative by Mariano G. Vallejo (original in Spanish) describing the droughts of 1805 and 1817 experienced in California and the impact it had upon the people and land.
1915 - Monterey County, California - Lands For Wealth, Fruit For Health; Arthur Dunn
1915 - Monterey County, California - Lands For Wealth, Fruit For Health; Arthur Dunn
Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports
It was the aim of this booklet to direct attention to the advantages and opportunities found in Monterey County in 1915 for those who were seeking homes. The hope was that the publication would induce further settlement, for there was a vast amount of territory awaiting development. A marketing publication prepared by Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau for the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, the publication described in detail the bountiful agricultural opportunities, especially when irrigation and pumping were utilized. The document contains a: 1) description of existing irrigation systems, as well as a vision for the future of irrigation and …
Integrating Ethnic Studies In Social Studies Curriculum, Alyssa Denise Hernández
Integrating Ethnic Studies In Social Studies Curriculum, Alyssa Denise Hernández
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Traditional social studies curriculum in the K-12 system focuses on United States history through a Eurocentric lens. The issue with focusing on a black-and-white version of history impacts people of color from ethnic backgrounds that are not equally represented in the curriculum. The research conducted for this project specifically focuses on the impact of this subject matter on individuals in a predominantly Latino community. Through surveys and interviews, the researcher presents feedback on the experiences of these individuals and provides possible solutions on how schools can improve social studies curriculum at the high school level to be more culturally relevant …
California Legislature Act Of March 31, 1891, Stats 1891, Chap. 157, P. 221
California Legislature Act Of March 31, 1891, Stats 1891, Chap. 157, P. 221
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California act allowing the United States Surveyor-General to return lands within the State as swamp and overflowed lands after lands are shown on approved township plats and patents have been or may be issued by the State; so long as it did not affect any homestead or preemption settler claim or any pending suit in any Court.
California Legislature Amending Act Of 1859, Stats 1859, Chap. 314, P. 340
California Legislature Amending Act Of 1859, Stats 1859, Chap. 314, P. 340
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature Amending And Conferring Act, May 13, 1861, Stats 1961, Chap. 352, P. 355california Statute Regarding Purchase Of Swamp And Overflow Land
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands from Commission for reclamation and appointment of engineer.
California Legislature Revising Act, March 28, 1868, Stats 1867-68, Chap. 415, P. 507
California Legislature Revising Act, March 28, 1868, Stats 1867-68, Chap. 415, P. 507
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands, marsh lands, tide lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature Act Of April 28, 1855, Stats 1855, Chap. 151, P. 189
California Legislature Act Of April 28, 1855, Stats 1855, Chap. 151, P. 189
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature Act Of April 21, 1858, Stats 1858, Chap. 235, P. 198
California Legislature Act Of April 21, 1858, Stats 1858, Chap. 235, P. 198
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature Act Of April 27, 1863, General Scheme For Sale Of All State Lands, Stats 1863, Chap. 397, P. 591
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for sale of swamp and overflow lands, marsh and tide lands, acreage limitation and exemption.
California Legislature Act Of May 14, 1861 To Provide For The Sale Of Marsh And Tide Lands, Stats 1861, Chap. 356, P. 363
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for sale of all marsh and tide lands in accordance with provision of Acts providing for the sale of swam and overflow lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature April 4, 1870, Act To Amend An Act Entitled An Act To Provide For The Management And Sale Of The Lands Belonging To The State, Approved, March 28, 1868, Stats 1870, Chap. 573
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands, marsh lands, tide lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature Act To Legalize Applications Made For Purchase Of State Lands And To Confirm Title, March 27, 1872, Stats 1872, Chap. 425
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute pertaining to the procedure for purchase of swamp and overflow lands, marsh lands, tide lands, acreage limitation and exclusion.
California Legislature Act Of March 25, 1909 Amending Political Code Of State Of California Adding Section 3443a Relating To Tide Lands
Swamp and Overflow Lands Statutes
California Statute amending the California Political Code, adding a new section 3443a, relating to tide lands of the state and the sale and purchase thereof.