1. Teaching American History 2 Immigration and Migration in US History December 15, 2009

2. Emma Lazarus, 1849 - 1887

3. Statue of Liberty, 1886 "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

4. Ellis Island, 1892 - 1954

5. Ellis Island

7. The New Colossus, 1883 Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightening, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

8. Angel Island

9. Medical Exams at Angel Island

10. Angel Island Barracks at Angel Island

11. Angel Island Poetry Carved on Walls, Angel Island

12. Angel Island Instead of remaining a citizen of China, I willingly became an ox. I intended to come to America to earn a living. The western styled building are lofty; but I have not the luck to live in them. How was anyone to know that my dwelling place would be a prison. Poem Translations Courtesy of University of Washington Press. "Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940", ISBN 0-295-97109-6.

13. Teaching Immigration History: Thematic Approach 1 st vs. 2 nd Generation Differences Americanization  “American” vs. “Home Country”

14. Primary Sources: Martha Ballard, 1735-1812 Life in Post-Revolutionary America  Online resource: Online resource: http://dohistory.org/home.html  Diary Decoding: Diary Decoding: http://dohistory.org/diary/exercises/lens/index.html

15. Martha Ballard’s Diary Clear. my Girls had Some Neighbours to help y m quilt a Bed quilt. 15 tn Ladies, they began to quillt at 3 h pm, finisht & took it out at y Evn. there were 12 Gentlemen took Tea. they Danced a little while after Supper, behavd Exceeding Cleverly; were all returnd home before y e 11 th h. NOVEMBER 4, 1790

16. Primary Sources: Biddy Mason, 1818-1891 Migration and Slavery  Online resource: Online resource: http://www.californiamuseum.org/trails/#trails/women/bid dy_mason http://www.californiamuseum.org/trails/#trails/women/bid dy_mason

17. Biddy Mason "If you hold your hand closed, nothing good can come in. The open hand is blessed, for it gives in abundance, even as it receives." Biddy Mason 1818-1891

18. Biddy Mason’s Home

19. Judge O’Melveny’s Home, 1876 Broadway and 3nd Street, Los Angeles

20. Biddy Mason’s Home: Community

21. Biddy Mason’s Impact: Home is Community