Immigration

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1. From Sarah deLisser __Immigration Webquest__ [] This offers wonderful interactive resources to show what it was like for an immigrant coming to America. The site shows how America is a true melting pot. 2. From Stephanie Buatti __Countries and Their Cultures__ [] Excellent articles that can be used in grades 8 or 11. It tells of Americans' immigration histories as well as delving into world cultures. It covers the plight of new Americans to not just assimilate but to make a nitch for themselves in America as true citizens of the nation. 3. From Rosa Hirsch __From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America []__ This is an on-line tour of a Library of Congress Exhibit. It is very user-friendly and appropriate for middle and high school students. Conteztual information is presented along with visual examples to describe the full immigration/Americanization experience. The site focuses on the experience of negotiating ethnic and cultural differences in the U.S. 4. Also from Rosa Hirsch "A More Perfect Union: Japanese-Americans and the U.S. Constitution" [] This is an on-line exhibit which includes multiple media (including audio) in a highly interactive format to present the dilemma, debate, and experience of Japanese internment during WWII.
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