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La Linea

In their trek from Mexico to the U.S. border, this young group is reminded that dangers lurk beneath them and hang over their heads every day and every night.

Ann Jaramillo

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Immigration

July 7, 2014

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Patricia Smith explores the nation's divide over how to deal with illegal immigration. She outlines the role of immigration in our history, notes the "wariness" felt over immigration ever since, and questions when and how Congress might act on the issue.

Patricia Smith

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 5, 2014

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Executive Order 9981

Executive Order 9981, signed by President Harry S Truman on July 26, 1948, launched a committee to desegregate the armed forces.

Harry S. Truman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 4, 2014

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Literature

We Live By What We See at Night

In this poem, the speaker addresses his father, recalling for him the lush Puerto Rican landscape that he grew up in. Now, this green can be seen only in his father's dreams.

Martin Espada

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Immigration

Subject

Geography

July 3, 2014

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Literature

Echoes

You can see, hear, feel, and taste the injustice, frustration, and naiveté experienced at this ladies' get together.

Pat Mora

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class Immigration

July 3, 2014

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

The U.N. General Assembly adopted the original version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The intention was to safeguard the international community against atrocities such as occurred during World War II.

United Nations

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Religion Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 2, 2014

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Covering

To cover is to downplay aspects of our identity that make us different from mainstream society. Kenji Yoshino argues that, although we live in an age where the law prohibits many forms of discrimination, people still face pressure to hide who they are.

Kenji Yoshino

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Ability Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 2, 2014

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a critical piece of that legally protected citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender or religion. The following is one title, or part, of the law.

88th Congress

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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Chinese Exclusion Act

Enacted in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act, formally titled “An Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese,” was one of the first laws limiting immigration into the United States.

4th Congress

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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DREAM Act of 2011

Laura Vazquez, an analyst for the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), presented this statement to a Congressional subcommittee at the hearing “S. 952, DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF, AND EDUCATION FOR ALIEN MINORS (DREAM) ACT OF 2011” on June 28, 2011.

Laura Vazquez

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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La Linea

The Great Immigration Debate

Executive Order 9981

We Live By What We See at Night

Echoes

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

Covering

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Chinese Exclusion Act

DREAM Act of 2011

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