Informal Learning Spaces









PBS’s Chinese Exclusion Act (chapter 1)
Use this short excerpt from PBS's Chinese Exclusion as part of…




Immigrant Students Are Internalizing Stereotypes. Educators Can Help
Did you see our commentary Immigrant Students Are Internalizing…


A lesson in civility: The negativity immigrant students hear
A survey of immigrant children in the U.S. revealed just how…





Classroom Resource: Facundo the Great
Discussions about names can provide opportunities to build community,…


Educator Spotlight: Carola Suárez Orozco
Culturally Responsive Teaching with Carola Suárez Orozco
The…

Educator Spotlight: Sara Ahmed, Teaching The Arrival
Educator Spotlight: Teaching the Arrival
Welcome…

Names, Identity, and Immigration
Names play an important role in our identities. The selection…

Your stories are our history.
By Kathryn Lloyd, Director of Programs at the Tenement Museum
“It…

Driven Out: The Chinese in the West
In 1882, the first federal immigration law aimed at excluding…


What are the Predominant Stereotypes about Immigrants Today?
All of us of carry biases with us. We learn them as part of our socialization into our communities. Biases influence what we see, what we believe, and how we understand the world.
