Braceros in the Corn Belt Sources

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…

“Home Government Bars Indiana to Mexican Workers,” Indianapolis Recorder, February 23, 1946

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“Home Government Bars Indiana to Mexican Workers,” Indianapolis…

“Plain Talk: What About U.S. Workers?” Evansville Argus, April 2, 1943

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Elmer Carter, “Plain Talk: What About U.S. Workers?” Evansville…

“Islanders Ease Labor Shortage,” (Greencastle) Daily Banner, July 24, 1943

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“Islanders Ease Labor Shortage,” (Greencastle) Daily Banner,…

“Jobs in California,” Greencastle Daily Banner, October 12, 1942

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“Jobs in California,” (Greencastle) Daily Banner, October…

“Defense Program Is Serious Handicap for Food Producers,” Muncie Post-Democrat, June 6, 1941,

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The national defense program is causing Indiana farmers no end…

Associated Negro Press, No Labor Shortage, March 28, 1942

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George F. McCray, (Associated Negro Press), “Labor and Industry,”…

Farm Labor Outlook, Greencastle Daily Banner, April 3, 1942

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  “Farm Labor Outlook,” (Greencastle) Daily Banner,…

Resources on the Braceros and the Bracero Program

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Additional Resources on the Braceros and the Bracero Program …