Immigration: The Changing Face of America

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Published on 10/07/2008

Newly featured on the Learning Page is Immigration: The Changing Face of America. This feature designed for teachers and students provides access to primary sources related to 11 groups of people in the United States:

  • Native Americans

  • African

  • German

  • Irish

  • Scandinavian

  • Italian

  • Japanese

  • Mexican

  • Chinese

  • Cuban/Puerto Rican

  • Polish/Russian


The feature also includes a timeline, vocabulary exercises, links to teacher-developed lessons on immigration, and collaborative projects. Through the latter, students can submit family recipes and stories or interview recent immigrants and contribute their interviews to the site.

If you teach about immigration, this feature is a must-see.

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Italian immigrant family at Ellis Island
 
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