Immigration
Studies of immigration in American history are frequently centered on the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Our strudents learn about passing through Ellis Island and the struggle European immigrants faced in succeeding in America. However, the immigrant stories of students in the 21st century more likely evoke images of lines at JFK than sailing past the Statue of Liberty, and as likely to be about Asian immigrants as Europeans. These lessons begin to show how some teachers are addressing these features of US immigration history in their classrooms.