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The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole
Young scholars relate the immigrant experience to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In this immigration experience lesson, students read Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and relate it to the immigrant...
Library of Congress
Loc: Legacy of French Canadian Immigrants in New England
Designed by American Memory Fellows Linda Hamel and Linda Hedrirck, this site explores the settlements of French Canadians in New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It provides teachers complete lesson plans for 8...
Library of Congress
Loc: Port of Entry
Through this activity students become historical detectives and use documents to trace the impact of immigration on the US.
PBS
Pbs: The New Americans
This site from PBS chronicles the miniseries coming in April of 2004 entitled "The New Americans." The site documents the new American immigrants: read stories of immigrants from Argentina, China, Mexico, Hungary, Taiwan, Russia, and more.
New York Public Library
The Great Migration: Two American Tales Lesson Plan: The Immigrants' Experiences
Part of an online exhibit that describes the experiences of migrants to the cities of the United States. Two American Tales asks young scholars to compare and contrast the nearly contemporaneous experiences of European immigrants and...
iCivics
I Civics: Immigration
A WebQuest on the history and process of immigration to the United States, and the reasons and forces that influence people's decisions to immigrate. Each page has a question to answer, and a link to a site with information specific to...
iCivics
I Civics: Games: Immigration Nation
Interactive online game will help students understand the history of immigration in the United States and teaches about the paths to American naturalization and citizenship.
PBS
Pbs in the Mix: Teen Immigrants Five American Stories
A companion site to the PBS show, In the Mix. Gives an overview and transcripts from an episode featuring five teens from Russia, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, and Tanzania. Also features a timeline of immigration history and an...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Del Corazon: Latino Voices in American Art
A multimedia art exhibit of Latino art that focuses on the work of six contemporary Latino artists. You can read artist biographies and see a gallery of representative works where you learn more about the particular cultural experiences...
Other
Urban Inst: The Health of Children in Immigrant Families
This is a report of the analysis of national survey data to gauge the well-being of immigrant children compared with children in native-born families. The authors examine different areas, including family income and environment, child...
Other
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: The Ken Elliott Collection
Get a glimpse of the excitement and emotion, captured in pictures, as hundreds of new Canadians arrive at Pier 21 in 1965.
Other
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Poor Pat Must Immigrate
Cross-curricular plan for lessons on the immigration of the Irish to America in the 1800s. Source material includes ballads of the immigrant experience, letters, scrapbook pages and notices to the 'Catholic Herald' seeking information...
The History Cat
The History Cat: History Trekker: Ellis Island: An Immigrant Story
Read about the difficult life of Jews in Russia under Czar Alexander III, one where they faced discrimination and Jewish communities were attacked when pogroms took place. Follow along as a Russian Jew travels to America and is processed...
Library of Congress
Loc: Immigration
A content-rich site and Library of Congress "Featured Presentation" that looks at the immigration experiences of Americans from many backgrounds and countries. Includes activity suggestions and resources, online immigration vocabulary...
New York Public Library
Haitian Immigration
An outstanding site for anyone who wants to know about Haitian immigrant issues.
PBS
Pbs: Immigration Myths and Realities Quiz
Using information provided by the Urban Institute, the National Immigration Forum, the U.S. Committee for Refugees, and the U.S. Census Bureau, the creators of "The New Americans" challenge you to find out what you know and don't know...
PBS
Art:21: Migrating Viewpoints
Use this lesson to take a closer look at what the visual arts can tell us about the emotional effects of migration, both voluntary and involuntary. Lesson includes sample video excerpts from the broadcast, slideshows of the work of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Freedom to Worship (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan designed to investigate the conditions and difficulties facing immigrants who have sought religious freedom in the United States throughout history. Requires viewing of select segments from "Destination America," the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (Educator's Guide)
A 48-page guide designed for teachers who are using "Becoming American," a PBS series on Chinese immigration to the United States in their classrooms. The guide examines the historical events and significance of Chinese migration to...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Freedom to Create (Lesson Plan)
In this lesson plan, learners investigate the motivations of foreign-born artists who have come to America for reasons of artistic freedom. They also examine the impact these artistic refugees have had on American society as well as the...
Other
Arab American National Museum: Coming to America, Living in America
Four-part interactive exhibit provides an illustrated overview of the cultural heritage of Americans of Arabic descent. Includes documentary evidence of the experiences of Arab immigrants and the influence of Arab Americans on U.S. society.
Other
Museum of Chinese in America
From the museum's homepage access a range of resources that preserve and document the history and experience of people of Chinese descent living in America. Find highlights of the museum's collections, a timeline of the history of...
Other
Children of Recent Immigrants: Nat'l & Regional Trends
An analysis, published in December 2004, of recent national and regional trends regarding children of new immigrants. Explains the barriers that these children face regarding their academic, social, and physical development. Essential...
Other
Museum of Chinese in the Americas: Ground One: Voices From Post 911 Chinatown
Choose from a menu of transcribed interviews about the 9/11 experiences of people living in New York's Chinatown. Includes a topic theme search tool.