William Howard and Hazel Butler-Peters Lecture
The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky: A History of the Chinese Experience in Montana
Chinese pioneers played a key role in the region’s development from the earliest days of non-Native settlement of the West, yet this population remains underrepresented in historical accounts. Using documents left by Chinese pioneers, translated into English for the first time, The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky recovers the experiences of Montana’s Chinese population in their own words. Chinese Montanans come to us through these documents as empowered and active, advocating for their rights in America while both shaped by and shaping events in China.
Mark T. Johnson
Mark Johnson is a faculty member with ACE Teaching Fellows and the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame. In this role, he trains high school teachers of all subject areas in general teaching methods, as well as working with social studies teachers in subject-specific methods and practice. Johnson serves as academic supervisor for numerous ACE Teaching Fellows communities across the nation.
His research focuses on social studies education and the history of Chinese communities in the American West, specifically his home state of Montana. Before joining the University of Notre Dame, Johnson served as a high school teacher for fifteen years.
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