Mentor Resources for Programs from Duende:Drama & Literature

for Gunpowder Man

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Encyclopedia.com-results for Taiping Rebellion
Brief encyclopedia entry.
Encarta-results for Taiping Rebellion
Brief encyclopedia entry.
Episodes in China's History
San José State University's good one-page overview of Taiping Rebellion.
Emergence Of Modern China: II
Good brief description of the rebellion with a link to a good map of China.
History of China: Table of Contents
Main table of contents on which the previous page occurs.
Chinese-American Literature
University of Hawaii's guide to information resources.
Asian-American Literature
More information on the Asian-American Literature.
Religion and Rebellion in China: The London Missionary Society Collection
Background on the influence of British Protestant missionaries on the Rebellion.
Chinese Cultural Studies: The Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1864
Primary source document on "The Land System of the Heavenly Kingdom." Published in 1853.
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Text of the act.

Railroad Museum: The Transcontinental Railroad
These are brief descriptions of the Big Four and the building of the railroad from the California Railroad Museum site.
Transcontinental Railroad-Driving the Last Spike
Description of the history of the Central Pacific construction from the Museum Of the City of San Francisco site.
The American Experience/The Iron Road
Description of the episode of the PBS series on the railroad; includes a link to the teacher's guide for the video.
New Perspectives on the West
Excellent site on the Ken Burns PBS documentary on the West.
The West-Episode 5-The Artillery of Heaven
The page relating to the Railroad episode in the Burns documentary.

Chinese Historical and Cultural Project Golden Legacy Curriculum
A curriculum on Chinese and Chinese American culture sponsored by the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project and History San José (formerly San Jose Historical Museum).
Asian American Experiences in America: A Chronological History
A lesson plan on Asian American history.