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63 minutes
Source: PBS Video
A century ago, one of the world's greatest public hospitals was built to examine and care for the numerous, hopeful immigrants entering America through Ellis Island. The Ellis Island hospital was at once welcoming and foreboding: immigrants nursed to health were allowed entry to America, but those deemed feeble of body or mind were deported.
The “Flag of Faces” exhibit at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum features a mosaic of individual portraits.
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.
