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All in the Family This video from the series Faces of America details the process of documenting family history and tracing lineage back through maternal and paternal lines. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
A Cold Reception: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in the United States In this lesson, students explore the hostile reception immigrants have often received from anti-immigrant “nativists” in an America not always eager to accept them and the change they represent.	7-9	Lesson Plan
A Colony of Aliens In this video segment from Faces of America, learn about Benjamin Franklin’s objection to German immigrants in colonial Pennsylvania. Accessibility features: Transcript	7-12	Video
Exploring the Past This hands-on, media-enhanced lesson, based on the series Faces of America, will challenge students to gather clues about the past through photographs, drawings and other primary source materials.	2-4	Lesson Plan
Journey from Jamaica Poet Elizabeth Alexander learns how her grandfather came to the US from Jamaica in this video from Faces of America. Accessibility features: Transcript	2-12	Video
The Journey of the Jewish Americans This segment from The Jewish Americans shows how in the 19th century Jews and other groups were sometimes not welcomed when they immigrated to the United States. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Ma Family History This video from Faces of America explores Yo-Yo Ma's family history and how it was preserved. Accessibility features: Transcript	2-12	Video
Maya Lin This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Opportunity Beckoned in the New World This video from the series Faces of America details the immigration of Stephen Colbert’s German ancestors to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-12	Video
Pioneers of the American West Chef Mario Batali learns about his ancestors who left Italy for the American West in this video from Faces of America. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-12	Video
Tenant Farmers Learn about the difficult living conditions faced by Stephen Colbert’s Irish ancestors in this video from Faces of America. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-12	Video
They're Coming to America: Immigrants Past and Present In this lesson, students will explore the history of America, a nation of immigrants.	5-7	Lesson Plan
To Hawaii from Japan This video from Faces of America reveals the circumstances that led Kristi Yamaguchi’s grandfather to move from Japan to Hawaii. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-12	Video
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster In this segment from The Jewish Americans learn how the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire led to labor reform and workers' rights. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
A Very Sad Period in Irish History Students learn about the effects of the Irish Potato Famine in this video segment from Faces of America. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-12	Video
Who’s White? In this segment from Faces of America, Her Majesty Queen Noor learns of her Syrian ancestors’ legal claim that for naturalization purposes they should be considered white rather than Asian. Accessibility features: Transcript	7-12	Video
Yamaguchi Photos In this video segment from Faces of America, Kristi Yamaguchi learns about her father’s parents through family photographs. Accessibility features: Transcript	2-12	Video