Supporting Question 1: The History of the Angel Island Immigration Station
Students explore the supporting question “How did the Angel Island Immigration Station both reflect and enforce borders within American society?”
Supporting Question 2: The Impacts of Detention on Immigrants and Their Descendants
Students explore the supporting question “How did border enforcement at the Angel Island Immigration Station impact immigrants and their descendants?”
Supporting Question 3: Navigating the Borders of National Belonging
Students explore the supporting question “How does the history of immigration through Angel Island help us understand how we create and challenge borders today?”
Summative Performance Task & Taking Informed Action
Students culminate their arc of inquiry into the Angel Island Immigration Station by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action.
Creating Healthy News Habits
Help students develop healthy habits for protecting their mental health while staying informed and taking action.
George Takei on Standing Up to Racism, Then and Now
George Takei speaks to the Facing History community about his childhood experience in an incarceration camp and anti-Asian racism on the rise today.
Celebrating Black History Drop Down Day
Virtual
Through participation in this off-timetable day, young people will consider the importance of Black history and learn about important Black British figures. This event is for teachers in the UK.
All Community Read: George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy
Use this list of recommended resources to join in our All Community Read of George Takei's graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy.
Using Survivor Testimony in the Classroom, in Partnership with Generation 2 Generation
On-Demand
Virtual
Support your students’ intellectual and emotional engagement with survivor testimony in the classroom.
California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education: Summer Institute
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Los Angeles, CA
Registration for this event is now closed. Join Facing History - and 13 educational organizations - for the second annual California Teachers Collaborative Summer Institute. This three-day institute is for California high school and middle school educators who seek to enhance their teaching of the Holocaust and genocide. This event will occur in person.
Developing Media Literacy for Well-being, Relationships, and Democracy: London
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London, UK
Learn new approaches for developing students’ media literacy skills, and help them grow as critical consumers and creators of information. This event will be hosted in-person.