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Caring for children: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 20; Throughout Southeast Asia, but especially in highland farming areas, children of both sexes are considered precious and vulnerable. Adults and teens of both sexes and all ages generally enjoy caring for young children. They find it an amusing and relaxing...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Climbing the school ladder: A challenging task for immigrant Latino students: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.1; Teachers play a critical role when helping immigrant children adjust to a new school life. Because immigrants' backgrounds and experiences are so diverse, it is important for teachers no to make assumptions and to get to know individual children.; By Magda Corredor.

Portrait of toddler standing between knees of man caring for her at Mai Chau: A toddler stands between the knees and outstretched arms of a squatting man, probably her father, who tends her at the highland village of Mai Chau. The child wears a broad-brimmed hat and long-sleeved shirt, but no footwear. The man wears long dark pants...; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Apple does the laundry in a well-lighted basement: In this black and white photograph, Mrs. Apple uses an old-fashioned hand-operated device to wash linens. She is pulling a towel from a coated metal tub through a roller. Two aluminum tubs wait on the other side. While both of these tubs appear to have washed...; Format: image/photograph

An alley in Mysore, India: This is an alley between houses in Mysore, India. The street is made from flat gray rocks laid like pavement. Young women dressed in saris stand in the doorway of a brick house with blue shutters. There are several pots in the street and around the house....; Format: image/photograph

Introduction: George Vanderbilt established the first agricultural operations at Biltmore to produce dairy products, meat, poultry, fruits, and vegetables for use in Biltmore House. However, it was his hope that the estate would be self supporting, and by the mid-1890s,...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Woman crushing spices, Bolghatty Island, Cochin, India: A woman crushes spices for a meal on Bolghatty Island, Cochin, India. She uses a cylindrical roller on a stone block. Two children watch her from the background, smiling earnestly and exuberantly. The hand of another child is visible at the corner of the photo....; Format: image/photograph

A forced migration: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.3; The first Africans, brought to America through forced migration, came as indentured servants to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. Africans brought to the colonies in later years were bought and sold as slaves. At the time of the American Revolution, most of the enslaved people in North Carolina lived in the eastern part of the colony and the majority lived on large plantations, where their work was critical to the state’s cash crops and economy.; Format: article; By Jennifer Farley.

Women getting water near Jodhpur, India: This photo shows a woman carrying water near Jodhpur, India. She balances a wet clay jug on her head. On the ground around her, there are many clay containers similar to the one balanced on her head. In the middle, there is a larger clay container with a spigot...; Format: image/photograph

Learning in colonial Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.8; During the late 1600s and early 1700s, education in Carolina was largely informal. Most children learned by watching and imitating parents and older community members. The sons of the wealthy were sent away to schools in other colonies or in England. The first efforts to provide formal education in Carolina were made by religious groups — the Quakers, the Baptists, and the Presbyterians.; Format: article; By Betty Dishong Renfer.

Laundry draped over stairs to dry in Varanasi, India: Wet laundry has been draped over stairs in the sun in front of a building in Varanasi, India. A donkey sits at the bottom of the steps, and to the left, a few people sit on the steps. A stone building behind them is raised on concrete stilts.; Format: image/photograph

Cherokee women: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.8; Before the arrival of Europeans in North America, women enjoyed a major role in the family life, economy, and government of the Cherokee Indians. Cherokee society was organized according to a matrilineal kinship system, and women were the heads of households. Women also did most of the farming and had a voice in government.; Format: article; By Theda Perdue.

Thomas Wolfe Memorial (NC Historic Site): Thomas Wolfe wrote fiction and used the setting of his mother's boardinghouse in Asheville, NC in his autobiographical novel Look Homeward, Angel. The house is now the location of The Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Read a biography of Wolfe on this website and learn about visiting the memorial.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Cooleemee's Textile Heritage Center: This historic center was built so that the people of the Carolina mill industry would not be forgotten. The center celebrates and strives to preserve their values and their way of life to share with future generations.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Families in colonial North Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.7; In colonial families, the father had absolute authority over his family, and wives and children were expected to do as they were told. And everyone, even young children, worked to sustain the family.; Format: article; By L. Maren Wood.

Individual and family comparisons: Through a series of six activities, this lesson plan will help first-grade students to explore similarities and differences between individuals and families.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies); By Julia R. Foote.

The Overmountain Men and the Battle of Kings Mountain: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.4; In October 1780, in response to a British threat in the Carolina backcountry, Patriot militias gathered in the mountains of present-day North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. They marched southeast to a site near present-day Morganton, joined forces, and proceeded to defeat Loyalist militias at the Battle of King's Mountain in South Carolina. The battle helped turn the tide of the war for independence.; Format: article; By Randell Jones.

Papa's Farm: Learn about the way farming was done a century ago at this working farm in Onslow County.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Into the wilderness: Circuit riders take religion to the people: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.2; In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, "circuit riders" preached to residents of the backcountry who were too scattered to be served by established churches.; Format: article; By N. Fred Jordan Jr. .

Home is where the hearth is: Using photographs to discuss traditional family roles: In this lesson students will examine pictures of hearths (fireplaces), which used to be the cornerstone of the home and family life. These images, from the Built Heritage Collection at North Carolina State University, will help students use observation skills and inference to draw conclusions about the culture of family life at various points throughout the history of North Carolina and the United States.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Loretta Wilson.

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