Immigration: Our Changing Voices

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Overview

Students analyze primary sources to identify issues involved with the migration of a community or family and examine the traditional picture of immigration. After, students investigate their own family history and put it into the context of immigrant stories.

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Grade

High School, Middle School

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

400-450 minutes

Topics

community, culture, family, identity, immigrants, immigration, life histories, migration, oral histories

Author

Teaching with the Library of Congress

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