History

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…

Migration History in Tree Rings

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By Zhaoyang Liu Migration in Tree Rings Migration is a…

Alone at Angel Island

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Overview: This audio story from PRI is a great resource for using…

Classroom Resource: The Bracero Program and Guest Workers

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by Zhaoyang Liu N.B. - This resource includes quotations…

Your stories are our history.

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By Kathryn Lloyd, Director of Programs at the Tenement Museum “It…

The Legacy of the Trail of Tears

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By Zhaoyang Liu The Trail of Tears is a tragic chapter…

Pogroms and Russian Jewish Immigrants

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Pogroms and Russian Jewish Immigrants By Zhaoyang Liu Why…

Italian Americans: Sacco and Vanzetti

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On April 15, 1920,  two men were murdered in Braintree, Massachusetts.…

The Italian Americans: Responding to Stereotypes

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Italian Americans are no longer a new group of immigrants. It…

Census 2020 Changes and Citizenship Status

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Updated January 18, 2019 Among the most charged civic issues…