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All in the FamilyThis 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 StatesIn 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 |
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A Colony of AliensIn 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 PastThis 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 |
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Journey from JamaicaPoet 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 AmericansThis 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 HistoryThis video from Faces of America explores Yo-Yo Ma's family history and how it was preserved. Accessibility features: Transcript |
2-12 |
Video |
Maya LinThis video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin. Accessibility features: Transcript |
6-12 |
Video |
Opportunity Beckoned in the New WorldThis 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 WestChef 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 FarmersLearn 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 PresentIn this lesson, students will explore the history of America, a nation of immigrants. |
5-7 |
Lesson Plan |
To Hawaii from JapanThis 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 DisasterIn 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 HistoryStudents 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 PhotosIn this video segment from Faces of America, Kristi Yamaguchi learns about her father’s parents through family photographs.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
2-12 |
Video |
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