Social Studies

PBS’s Chinese Exclusion Act (chapter 1)

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Use this short excerpt from PBS's Chinese Exclusion as part of…
This black and white image of Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island can be used in a lesson plan on the history of immigration to the United States.

Immigrant Students Are Internalizing Stereotypes. Educators Can Help

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Did you see our commentary Immigrant Students Are Internalizing…
Moving Stories

A lesson in civility: The negativity immigrant students hear

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A survey of immigrant children in the U.S. revealed just how…

Classroom Resource: Facundo the Great

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Discussions about names can provide opportunities to build community,…

Educator Spotlight: Carola Suárez Orozco

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Culturally Responsive Teaching with Carola Suárez Orozco The…

Educator Spotlight: Sara Ahmed, Teaching The Arrival

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  Educator Spotlight: Teaching the Arrival Welcome…

Names, Identity, and Immigration

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Names play an important role in our identities. The selection…

FDR on the Statue of Liberty’s 50th Anniversary

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Below is an excerpt from President Roosevelt's remarks on the…

The role of immigrants in reviving a city

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For years Detroit, Michigan had come to symbolize urban decay,…

4.1 Miles

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Set amidst the ongoing Refugee crisis in Europe, 4.1 Miles follows…

What Kind of Asian are You?

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 Ken Tanaka is a Los Angeles based artist who often makes…

The Bintel Brief: Letters from Jewish Life on New York’s Lower East Side

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 On January 20, 1906, a new kind of newspaper column made…

Desperate Journeys with Khaled Hosseini: Lesson Plan

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In this 23 minute film, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled…

Classroom Resource: Refugees, Media, and Migration

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"There [is] a consensus that migration reporting is one…

Countering Prejudice: A Photo Essay about Migrants in Italy

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How do we develop ideas about migrants? In the 1950's, Gordon…

Telling Stories: the Children of African Immigrants

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By Zhaoyang Liu It is common for immigrants, and in particular,…