Immigration

With fear-mongering about immigration amplified in this election season, it is more important than ever to teach truthfully about the push factors from Central America and the realities of the journey and life in the United States. These resources will help teachers build their own background knowledge on immigration from Central America and bring that understanding into the classroom.

Ways to Learn and Teach

“Debunking 8 Myths About Why Central American Children Are Migrating” by David Bacon from In These Times.
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Background Reading

Immigration Booklist

Books for pre-K to adults on immigration with a filter to sort by reading level and format.
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Explore Immigration

Biographies, lessons, books, films, and other materials are available in our searchable library.

Resources

Poetry

I Am You Or You Are Me / In Lak'ech

Poetry

This poem, written by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez, is part of a larger work, Pensamiento Serpentino. The poem draws heavily from Mayan philospophy and the Maya-Quiche origin myth El Popol Vuh.

Poetry

The Earth is a Satellite of the Moon / La Tierra Es Un Satelite De La Luna

Poetry

Poem by Leonel Rugama

Poetry

Film

Remember Us

Film

In Remember Us, an animated 14-minute film by Pablo Leon, a journalist documents the experiences of three different people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s, exploring themes of childhood loss, violence against women and the Indigenous population, and regaining a sense of hope for the future that spans over three generations.

Film

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