BBC
Bbc: The Road to Refugee
Fifty years after the adoption of the UN Convention on Refugees, the decade we live in has seen more of the world's people than ever before seeking refuge from war, persecution or disaster. This special report tells the stories behind...
Other
Statistical Yearbook: Unhcr
A PDF publication from the U.N. on the state of refugees in the world 2001. Provides data on countries that are taking in refugees, asylum seekers and where they have fled.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Painting [Pdf]
"My Painting" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a Russian immigrant student who is making a painting to show how she feels about her new homeland and the people here. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration History: Remittances & Development
This resource uses maps, a video and texts to provide an understanding of the financial flows of migrant remittances, money sent home by migrants. Its goal is to encourage students to think critically about the multiple impacts of...