Read the Fine Print
This site provides information to enable teachers to broaden their tools for teaching about multiculturalism. Beginning on page 24, flower cloths or story clothes are described as important to the culture of the Hmong People who are from China. When the Hmong became refugees in Thailand, they began to sew cloth with stories or myths from Hmong history. These are the story cloths. They are important to the Hmong because the Hmong had no written language until the 1950s, and relied on oral histories passed down from generation to generation in these story clothes. Photographs are provided. This is an example of how artistic expression contributes to community. Students can make their own "story cloths" with a drawing or painting.
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Reference Material
- Provider:
- The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
- Author:
- The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
- Date Added:
- 02/26/2019