I have to present something that had to do with the years 1790-1865. Any ideas? Some examples were: powerpoint presentations, written reports, songs, plays, demonstrations, etc.
That depends upon your interests, skills, and abilities. When my daughter was in ninth grade, she did a presentation for the Civil War era by playing several songs of the times on her flute.
Try to be as creative as possible.
What are the most significant similarities between the Chinese American and Japanese American [cultural] experiences? What are the differences?
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Since both the Japanese and Chinese are viewed as Oriental in terms of the American culture, they are likely to receive similar prejudices, both positive and negative.
However, since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "Chinese Japanese American" to get these possible sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/asianam-history.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/japanese-american
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:LFjlbv4P7UEJ:www.stanford.edu/class/lingfs687/ppt/immigration-new.ppt+Chinese+Japanese+American&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=18&gl=us&client=safari
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.