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Please Ring the Bell for Us

This cartoon, by Francis Knott for the Dallas Morning News, was published on July 7, 1939. It accompanied an editorial that described admitting refugee children to the United States as an “act of simple humanity."

Last Updated: May 23, 2019

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History

Global Migration & Immigration

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Lead middle school students in an 18-week study of identity, membership and belonging, and civic participation through analysis of historical case studies and literature.

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Explore resources that meet the California History–Social Science Framework standards.

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Explore resources that meet the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework.

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In this mini-lesson, students reflect on stories of migration and learn about migration from El Salvador to the United States as a means of exploring the underlying factors that drive migration.

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In this mini-lesson, students gain insight into migration and the systems surrounding migrant detention by considering the perspectives⁠ of migrants, an immigration lawyer and advocate, a border guard, and an immigration judge.

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Help students understand how the United States’ complex asylum process works. Invite them to consider the question, who has an obligation to asylum seekers?

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This mini-lesson uses images and firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants to humanize the events happening at the US–Mexico border and give shape and nuance to the news.

A group of adult and children migrants from Haiti stand in line to regularize their migratory situation.

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Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the experiences of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war, highlight inspiring ways people have stepped up to help, and raise ethical questions about the treatment of refugees from non-European countries.

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Use this lesson to help students process how they are feeling about the devastating war in Ukraine, develop media literacy in what news they consume and how, and explore the mounting refugee crisis.

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Students are introduced to the themes of the compelling question by exploring the concept of borders and learning about the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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Students explore the supporting question “How did the Angel Island Immigration Station both reflect and enforce borders within American society?”

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