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Global Immigration

Issues of identity and belonging are inseparable from the experience of immigration. Stories of immigrants, past and present, illuminate the human lives behind the ever-shifting global landscape we inhabit today.

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Three Parables for Integration

Explore themes of assimilation and integration with three stories about the relationship between newcomers and their host societies.

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Transcultural Identities

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri reflects on the difficulties of balancing her dual identities.

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Turning Points

Consider the factors that cause people to stand up to injustice by reading musician Billy Bragg’s recollection of how influential the 1970s Rock Against Racism rally was to him.

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Two Who Dared

Learn how the Sharps' rescue work began with a phone call from the American Unitarian community asking for their leadership in the refugee crisis in Prague, 1939. 

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Understanding Strangers

Consider the opportunities and challenges that arise when we encounter strangers.

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Warsan Shire, "Home"

British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in this poem about "home."

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Well-Founded Fear

What goes on behind the doors of the asylum office at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service? If a well-founded fear of persecution is discovered, asylum can be offered.

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What Do We Do with a Difference? France and The Debate Over Headscarves in Schools

The debate in France over the wearing of veils by Islamic girls in schools has served for nearly two decades as a nexus for emotional controversy and debate. Religion and secularism in public schools. Immigration and assimilation. Gender and ethnicity. Participation in democracy and public debate. Rapid social change and cherished cultural traditions. Personal, collective, and national identities.

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What is a Nation?

Consider the idea of what makes a nation using the opinions of philosophers, reporters, and the general public.

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Where Are You From From?

This is the story of ten children of immigrants living in Berlin and New York. Though they share similar experiences, they each have different identities.

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Young, Muslim and French

Focusing on the 2004 decision to ban the wearing of traditional Muslim headscarves in public schools, this program shows how the controversy has played out in Dammarie-les-Lys, a racially diverse community.

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3 Stories to Commemorate World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day provides us with the opportunity to pause, learn more, and reflect on our individual, local, national, and global commitments as citizens and as human beings.

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