Civics & Civil Spaces

A children's drawing from a project to designed to build belonging for immigrant families in schools

Family Stories in the Classroom

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Understanding Immigrant Origin Students Webinar

In this 30-minute webinar, Re-Imagining Migration co-founder…

What is the Relationship Between English Learners and Immigrant Students?

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Not the Same Often, within educational settings immigrant…

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,…

Culturally Responsive Teaching with 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…

The role of immigrants in reviving a city

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

What Kind of Asian are You?

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

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,…

Words Without Borders: Literature from Around the World

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By Zhaoyang Liu Words Without Borders is an organization…

Singing Cowboys and the Mongolian Steppe

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By Zhaoyang Liu What is the relationship between music,…

Classroom Resource: Immigration in a Small Town

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Across the United States, there are deep divisions in the…

Immigrants and Ice Hockey Classroom Resource

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By Zhaoyang Liu There are many ways in which immigrants…