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In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 21
Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the animals alive until they are needed for food, and be assured of purchasing fresh meat. These...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer
Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...
By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.
Letting students ask the questions -- and answering them
For this high school science teacher, learning science means doing science. A look at an inquiry-based earth and environmental science classroom.
Format: article/best practice
By Amy Anderson.
Bring history to life with a Living History Day!
In Rethinking Reports, page 3.4
A Living History Day turns students into teachers and challenges them to think historically.
By Melissa Thibault.
Connecting with community through oral history
In Oral history in the classroom, page 5
Through interviews and photographs, Harnett County students learn about their community's agricultural past.
By Jean Sweeney Shawver.
Letter of March 31, 1939
In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.3
Taylorsville, N.C., March 31, 1939. Mr. Sherlock Bronson Richmond, Virginia Dear Mr. Bronson: I am deeply grateful to you and to all others who have made it possible for us to carry on this work, The Stringing of Tobacco Bags, in our county. It is our greatest...
From rural Mexico to North Carolina
In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.2
Most immigrants to North Carolina from Mexico come from rural areas, and it is valuable for teachers to understand these students' cultural backgrounds.
By Regina Cortina.
Live chickens and ducks tied to motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown
Live chickens and ducks tied to motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown
Over a dozen live chickens and ducks are tied to a motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the...
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White ducks transported on motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market
White ducks transported on motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market
Over a dozen white ducks are transported on the back of a motorcycle through Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market. The man driving wears a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, plastic sandals, and a cloth cap. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered...
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Tropical fruits of Southeast Asia including mango, lotus, mangosteen, and lychee
Tropical fruits of Southeast Asia including mango, lotus, mangosteen, and lychee
This overhead view of some tropical fruits available in Southeast Asia includes four yellow mangoes, three green lotus pods on stems, three purple mangosteens, and a pile of reddish-brown lychees in a purple plastic bag. Innumerable varieties of delicious...
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Two thatched-roof huts on a farm in Ecuador
Two thatched-roof huts on a farm in Ecuador
Two thatched-roof huts on a farm in Ecuador complete the foreground. Sprawling fields extend beyond the huts up to the surrounding mountains. Even though Ecuador can boast of thriving cities and extensive tourism, it is still an agricultural country. Because...
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Farmland near Otavalo, Ecuador
Farmland near Otavalo, Ecuador
Tile-roofed huts sit among lush green farmland. Mountains loom in the background. Ecuador is a ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the east, tropical fruits and rainforest products abound. In the west,...
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Corn hung to dry in Otavalo, Ecuador
Corn hung to dry in Otavalo, Ecuador
Yellow corn, or maize, hangs high on a wall, drying. Ecuador is a ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the east, tropical fruits and rainforest products abound. In the west, the coastal plantations produce...
Format: image/photograph
Corn and beans growing near Otavalo, Ecuador
Corn and beans growing near Otavalo, Ecuador
A bean stalk grows intertwined with a tall stalk of corn. Ecuador is an ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the east, tropical fruits and rainforest products abound. In the west, the coastal plantations...
Format: image/photograph
Small farms in Otavalo, Ecuador
Small farms in Otavalo, Ecuador
A series of small farms fill the foreground as mountains loom in the background. The farmhouses are small, white-washed structures with tiled roofs. Ecuador is an ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the...
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Mrs. Flossie Clary, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Mrs. Flossie Clary, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Mrs. Flossie Clary is pictured standing in front of an empty field.
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Vietnam Mekong Delta tour: The process of growing, harvesting rice
This was recorded as part of a multi-day Mekong Delta tour that started in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and finished in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a unique experience to cross the border over water rather than overland. We were amongst the first groups...
Format: audio
Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations, liquor
Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...
Format: audio
Levi S and Mr. W. A. James standing in a field
Levi S and Mr. W. A. James standing in a field
In this black and white image from July 30, 1940, African Americans Levi S. and Mr. W. A. James are shown in a field of vegetable plants. Levi S., wearing a straw brimmed hat, is crouching in the field. Behind him, corn stalks are growing. Mr. James is standing...
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The present state of Carolina [people, climate]
In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.1
Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina describing (and mostly praising) the European and native inhabitants, weather, and natural resources of Carolina, as well as what settlers should bring with them from Europe. Includes historical commentary.
Format: book
Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.