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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Standing Up to Hatred and Intolerance
Address today's global challenges with lesson plans focused on current events including the refugee crisis and contemporary antisemitism.
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part One - Gold Mountain Dreams
The first of a 3-part series explores the early years of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Three - No Turning Back
The third of a 3-part series explores the immigration laws of 1965, and intimate portraits of the new Chinese Americans
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Two - Between Two Worlds
The second of a 3-part series explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
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Becoming a Better Person: Luma Mufleh on her Grandmother’s Compassion
Luma Mufleh speaks about her grandmother's compassion as part of a Community Conversation.
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Developing Student Voice, Character, and Civic Agency
This middle school curriculum leads students in an examination of identity, membership and belonging, and civic participation through an analysis of historical case studies and literature.
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Facing History Empowered Me: Geraldine Mande
A former Facing History student reflects on growing up in both Congo and Massachusetts.
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Facing History Student Tejwattie Speaks About Her Identity
Tejwattie speaks about how Facing History helped her understand her identity.
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Family Separation at the U.S. Border
Inform students about the Trump administration’s family separation policy and help them emotionally process the human side of this news story.
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Finding A Voice: Clarinda Ofori-Annor at the 2014 Chicago Benefit Dinner
Facing History and Ourselves alumna Clarinda Ofori-Annor gave an account of her experiences as an immigrant from Ghana and finding her voice in her Facing History class at the 2014 Chicago Benefit Dinner.
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From War-torn Afghanistan to Facing History: Mohammed Sayed at the 2013 New England Benefit Dinner
Mohammed S. speaks about what he learned through Facing History.
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