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Brown, Wesley, Ed.; Ling, Amy, Ed. – 1993
This anthology of personal narratives and excerpts from memoirs and autobiographies is seen as a companion to the earlier anthology, "Imagining America: Stories from the Promised Land." While focusing on nonfiction, this book continues the exploration of emigration to and migration within the United States in the 20th century. However, the scope…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Authors, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations
Dominguez, Virginia R.; Dominguez, Jorge I. – 1981
This booklet examines the historical roots from which today's Caribbean societies evolved, and the wide variety of social, economic and political entities that make up the Caribbean region today. Separate chapters discuss and compare the economies of the region, its political systems, and the increasingly important phenomenon of Caribbean…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Immigration
Victoria International Development Education Association (British Columbia). – 1989
This document contains the information kit developed for the annual Model Summit Conferences for schools in the Victoria, British Columbia (Canada) and surrounding school districts. Materials germane to the conference topic were compiled and assembled for participants. The materials are of current interest, concise, simple and provide a balanced…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Family Planning, Foreign Countries
Mack, Jay; DeKock, Paul; Yount, Dave – 1993
This simulation allows students to experience how their ancestors felt when they decided to emigrate to this country. The basic activity is a core simulation in which students role-play either an immigrant or an immigration processor at Ellis Island in 1900. The amount of time available determines additional enhancement options offered in the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Policy, Immigrants, Immigration
Nunez, Lucia – 1993
This resource packet looks at the migration flows from six countries in Latin America: Mexico, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Cuba. Students will develop an understanding of some of the conditions that exist in both sending and receiving communities, of the connections that facilitate migration, and of the causes of these…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Culture Contact