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ProCon

Illegal Immigration

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should immigrants who illegally reside in the United States be eligible for citizenship? With information about undocumented immigrant population estimates, sanctuary cities, and unaccompanied immigrant children, pupils consider the pros...
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Curated OER

ACLU

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) good for America? The informative website is a one-stop shop for ACLU debate resources. Scholars read about the topics surrounding the issue, including free speech, national security, and...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Immigration Since 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about immigration since 1965. With the landmark Hart-Celler Act of 1965, American immigration expanded in both size and scope.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of African Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Society: African American Exodus to Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Migration was encouraged to western Canada and African Americans from the USA took advantage of this and came in huge numbers. But .. this open door policy didn't last, & there were negative effects between the people because of it.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Nicaraguan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Nicaraguan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Spanish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Spanish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Garifuna Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Garifuna Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: South African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of South African Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Taiwanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Taiwanese Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Thai Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Thai Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Scottish and Scotch Irish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Scottish and Scotch-Irish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Library of Congress

Loc: Japanese Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the saga of Japanese immigration to America, first to Hawaii, then encountering resistance on the U.S. Mainland, encountering difficulties during WWII, and rebuilding a community.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Italian Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent discourse on the arrival of the Italian immigrants. Discussion includes reasons for the immigration, their chosen places to stay once they passed through Ellis Island, and their trials in a new land.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Chinese Immigrants and Mexican Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the conflict with Mexican American and Chinese groups as white settlers pushed westward in the nineteenth century. Explains what brought so many Chinese immigrants to America and the roadblocks and discrimination that they had...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Carl Lindskoog, "Immigration Detention: A Selective Bibliography"

For Students 9th - 10th
This bibliography supplements an essay in the Summer 2019 issue of the Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter. This list shows, scholars in an array of disciplines have shaped the historiography of immigration detention. It includes...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 24 Grade-Leveled texts (5-11) on the topic of Immigration. Most Americans can trace their ancestry back to immigrants coming to the New World. Learn about America's history of immigration, particularly during the...
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Other

Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive but easily understood legal guide for noncitizens in Spanish and English. Though directed to immigrants to Maine, the basic principles apply to immigrants to any state in the United States.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Immigration: Framing Soo Hoo Lem Kong

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource presents a primary lesson plan that looks at primary sources to learn about Chinese immigration to California.
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Digital History

Digital History: Italian Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
This Digital History article provides a complete picture of Italian immigration, looking at reasons for immigration and the areas Italians were likely to live and work.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 20th Cent: The American Jewish Experience: Antisemitism and Assimilation

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the National Humanities Center tracks Jewish immigrants in America, discusses antisemitism and assimilation experiences through the twentieth century. Includes a guide for student discussion and online resources.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Second Generation of British Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
The religious and civil conflict in England in the mid-17th century limited immigration, as well as the attention the mother country paid the fledgling American colonies.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Immigrant and Ethnic America

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with detailed information from Harpers Weekly on various immigrant and ethnic groups that were a vital part of American culture during the second half of the 19th century. Page features the Chinese-American experience, 1857-1892.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Dutch Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Dutch Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

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