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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
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
Peer reviewedKeller, George – Planning for Higher Education, 1995
Three major demographic trends (immigration patterns, dissolution of the traditional family structure, and the emerging age profile of the United States population) and three social trends (socioeconomic polarization, growing importance of the Pacific Rim countries to American trade, and new communications technology) are examined as they affect…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Administration, College Planning, Demography
Peer reviewedLaPrairie-Whitacre, Lisa Allison – Journal of Geography, 1991
Presents lessons on geographic concepts concerning migration and population change. Suggests student analysis of census data. Focuses on the recent influx of Hispanic immigrants through concepts of assimilation, discrimination, and time decay. Observes that Hispanics, the oldest U.S. immigrant group, are presently viewed as the newest. Examines…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Demography, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
Peer reviewedSmith, Sheryl – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1998
Describes 12 German-American projects designed for high school students of German, including a biography of a German-American; video presentation on German immigration; oral report on German ancestors; Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Mennonites; German inscriptions on cemetery headstones; interview with a German-speaking immigrant; immigration…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Food
Download full textGray (Naomi) Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1984
The training manual is designed to accompany "The Story of California," a set of bilingual instructional materials for limited-English-proficient, native Spanish-speaking students in urban middle schools intended to ease their transition into comfortable use of English while maintaining Spanish language skills. The manual is to be used…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Instructional Materials
