会馆是体现中国文化精神的社会组织

会馆是明以来同乡人士在各地设立的一种社会组织，它适应社会的变迁而产生，又不断改变着自己的形态。会馆凝聚了中华文化的精神，在数百年来中国的社会动荡中，作为“乡土之链”，始终呵护着侨寓异地的商人游子，特别是在战乱等多事之秋，会馆为同籍人士提供了生活的依靠和精神的寄托。     

A Study of State Social Studies Standards for American Indian Education

In this study the author surveys social studies standards from 14 U.S. states seeking to answer: (a) what social studies knowledge about American Indians is deemed essential by those states mandating the development of American Indian Education curricula for all public K–12 students? and (b) at what grade levels is this social studies content knowledge mandated in public K–12 schools? Document analysis, open-coding, and constant comparison revealed that the knowledge states standards require can be organized into six themes: identification/classification of tribes, distinct tribal cultures, contributions to mainstream U.S. culture, tribal government, connection to environment, and economics/occupations. The findings also revealed that the majority of standards relating to American Indians are directed to elementary grade levels. Standards in only two states, Maine and Montana, cover a breadth of curricular content and require that content coverage to continue K–12.