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Immigration can be a complex topic and mean something different to everyone, depending on each person's lens. Some may imagine what it must be like to wave goodbye to relatives from a shipyard; others might focus more heavily on policy and border security; and some students may have even experienced immigration personally. Narrowing the scope of this topic can be helpful in presenting its complexities. Starting at the beginning, with the first immigrants to the newly established Ellis Island, can help lead this lesson.
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Ask your students if they can imagine boarding a ship at 15 years old for a very long journey, away from their home and family, not knowing when they’d see their loved ones again. Maybe some of your students know this feeling firsthand or from close relatives.
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Explaining the history of Annie Moore, a 15-year-old from County Cork, Ireland, who arrived in New York City on a cold January morning, can help to contextualize the role of Ellis Island, the symbolism behind the Statue of Liberty, and how escaping famine and hardship created a swell of European immigrants to the United States. These people came to America with much hope, helping to build our country's infrastructure, along with our culture of being a quilt of many threads that, when linked together, is our greatest strength.
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