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

Family Stories in the Classroom

  JUNE 7, 2022 By…

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…

How Chop Suey Saved San Francisco’s Chinatown

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Food can reveal a lot about a culture. Most of us can identify…

The History of Anti-Mexican Lynching and Violence

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In May 2016 the podcast Latino USA explored the history of anti-Mexican…
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.

U.S. Immigration Statistics Over Time

According to the Migration Policy Institute: From its inception,…

Teaching about DACA as a current event

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UPDATED: December 2020 Note: On June 18, 2020 DACA was upheld…

Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus” and The Statue of Liberty

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Introduction: Lessons and resources for teaching about Emma Lazarus,…