What does Diaspora Mean ?
Welcome to the Sikh
Diaspora Project ! The word 'diaspora' traditionally
refers to the dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth
century B.C., when they were exiled to Babylonia, until the present
time. The word has also come to represent the body of Jews or Jewish
communities outside Palestine or modern Israel. In the most general
sense, the term today refers to the dispersion of a people
from their original homeland. By virtue of our presence
in the United States, we are all part of the Sikh Diaspora !
Why are we studying the Sikh Diaspora
?
The objective of the Sikh Diaspora Project is to
help us all understand the Sikh Diaspora, with a particular focus
on Sikh immigration to the North American continent. The Sikh Diaspora
has played an important role in shaping our identity in North America
and it is extremely important that we understand it and are able to
articulate its history and significance effectively.
The logistics of the Sikh Diaspora Project
:
The Sikh Diaspora project will be executed by Project
Teams, comprising 2-3 students per team. The project is due on January
4, 2004. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams
and the three prize-winning entries will be displayed on the Milford
and Mills Gurdwara Bulletin Boards as well as the www.gurmatsangeetproject.com
site.
Each Team will use the Power
Point Template provided here to execute the project. The Template
provides rough guidance on the kinds of information that the Teams
need to research and submit. Please note that this is
just a rough guideline; as students learn more about the Sikh Diaspora,
they are encouraged to extend the template to add more material and
topics as appropriate. Extra credit will be given for
creativity. Each team will make a presentation to the class when the
project is completed. The top three teams will present to a much larger
audience.
The teams should feel free to modify
the template as desired; they can change the background, change the
graphics, fonts etc. The teams can also change the presentation flow
and add additional topics. The only requirement is that the points
laid out in the template should be covered.
Grading:
Submissions will be graded according to the following
criteria :
| How well you have covered all the topics and the
quality of your research, including references |
100 Points |
| How good your submission is in terms of both content and presentation
flow |
100 Points |
| How interesting your personal case study, based on your interviews,
is. |
100 Points |
| How creative your submission is. (Hints : use of multimedia
- pictures, audio, video etc.) |
100 Points |
| The quality of your oral presentation. |
100 Points |
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Total |
500 Points |