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Vietnamese Model Curriculum

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Vietnamese American Refugee Experience Model Curriculum
The Vietnamese American Refugee Experience Model Curriculum will include the fall of Saigon in 1975; a discussion of the Vietnamese boat people and members of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces; the reasons behind the exodus; hardships faced by the Vietnamese people attempting to flee who were apprehended by the communist government; conditions that led to the resettlement of Vietnamese people in the United States. 

According to Assembly Bill​ 167 [Webpage] Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021 amended California Education Code sections 33540.2 for the development and maintenance of model curricula relating to the Vietnamese American refugee experience. The California Department of Education shall, in collaboration with, and subject to the approval of, the executive director of the state board, enter into contracts with county offices of education for the purposes of developing a model curriculum. See below for information about engagement sessions on these projects. The final content of the curriculum will include the histories, cultures, and heritages of those in Vietnamese/American communities. Work on these projects will begin in 2022 and conclude by September of 2025.

Vietnamese American Refugee Experience Model Curriculum Writing

When: July 24  - July 28, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Location: Online via Zoom

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

Flyer​ pdf file​​

The Orange County Department of Education
(OCDE) is looking for curriculum writers who will develop the Vietnamese American Refugee Experience Model Curriculum (VAREMC). The purpose of the VAREMC is to assist educators in teaching about the Vietnamese American Refugee Experience, including but not limited to the fall of Saigon in 1975; discussion of the Vietnamese boat people and members of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces; reasons behind the exodus; hardships faced by the Vietnamese people attempting to flee who were apprehended by the communist government; conditions that led to the resettlement of Vietnamese people in the United States. Over the course of the next two years, VAREMC will be created as a collection of lesson plans, primary source documents, planning resources, teaching strategies, and professional development activities to assist educators in teaching about the Vietnamese American Refugee Experience. ​




Organization
​​Information Session 
Date and Time
​Listening Session
Date and Time
​Focus Group
Date and Time
​​Flyer and Registration Link
​UC Irvine and 
UC Berkeley
​October 11, 2022
Virtual
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
​October 18, 2022
Virtual
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
​November 1, 2022
Virtual
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Session Closed​​
​Sonoma County Office of Education​
October 27, 2022
Virtual
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​November 3, 2022
Virtual
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​November 10, 2022
Virtual
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session Closed​​​
​​Los Angeles County Office of Education
​November 10, 2022
Virtual
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 
​December 8, 2022
Virtual
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 
January 26, 2023
Virtual
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 
Session Closed
​​Santa Clara County Office of Education
​December 1, 2022
Virtual
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​​​December 1, 2022
Virtual
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
​December 7, 2022
Virtual
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM
​Session Closed​​​
​San Diego County Office of Education and National University
December 5, 2022
Virtual
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

​December 5, 2022
Virtual
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

​​​TBD
​Session Closed​​​
​Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association


​​February 1, 2023
Virtual
Orange County
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
​February 1, 2023
Virtual
Orange County
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
​February 16, 2023
Virtual
Orange County
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Session Closed
Southeast Asia Resource​ Action Center​

​March 15, 2023
Virtual - Statewide
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
​March 15, 2023
Virtual - Statewide
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
​March 22, 2023
Virtual - Statewide
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 
Closed
​International Children's Assistance Network (ICAN)


​April 4, 2023
Virtual 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
​April 4, 2023
Virtual 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
​Session 
Closed


​​International Children's Assistance Network (ICAN)

​May 14, 2023
Virtual 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​May 14, 2023
Virtual 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​May 14, 2023
Virtual 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM​
​Session 
Closed