Maryland Veterans: A Journey Through Vietnam

FAIN: AH-256991-17

Maryland Humanities Council, Inc. (Baltimore, MD 21211-1950)
Judy D. Dobbs (Project Director: March 2017 to June 2018)

Maryland Humanities requests support to develop a digital collection of oral history tools and resources for teachers interested in conducting veterans-based oral history projects for high school students.  The core of the project is founded on an exemplar oral history project supported by NEH in 2015/16, through the Maryland Humanities' Veterans Standing Together initiative. Under the direction of Maryland Humanities, student-led interviews with Vietnam War veterans, including former South Vietnamese Army veterans and civilians, will form the basis of a digital toolkit to be developed by a Maryland classroom teacher and a professional oral historian experienced in K-12 education. The online format will contain a six-part learning package including instructional videos; lesson plans; oral history resources; and extension and community engagement options.  The toolkit, designed to complement Ken Burns's NEH-funded film on the Vietnam War, will be available to teachers across the country through NEH's EdSitement Project website in early September.