Project-Based Learning: Immigration

"Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de América: Guía para Inmigrantes Nuevos" is the Spanish version of "Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants." A 2015 version is available online at http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/M-618_sp.pdf

4-part PBS mini-series. Total of 220 minutes. DVD format.

"Designed to help new learners of English address the challenge of dealing with a new and unfamiliar legal system."

20 minute DVD. Part of the Exito en el norte (Success in the U.S.) series.

"Helps learners to understand the basic language of important paperwork and to handle official documents appropriately."

A comprehensive guide for new permanent residents. The guide contains practical information to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information that introduces new immigrants to the U.S. system of government. A 2015 version is available online at http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/M-618.pdf

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America's history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.