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137 minutes
Source: A&E Home Video
Immigrants of various ethnic backgrounds recall their extraordinary adventures, historians explore the sometimes insensitive national policies, and the Ellis Island Oral History Project reveals what the immigration experience was actually like. Features rare photographs and film.
Students reflect on what "American" means to them and are introduced to the idea that the United States is the product of many individual voices and stories.
Consider what the history of immigration in Great Britain means for newcomers and the country’s national identity today.
In these excerpts from her memoir, author Saira Shah reflects on the importance of the stories that her father told her about her family’s ancestral home in Afghanistan.
