Word Choice and Japanese American Incarceration
This handout helps students learn about the language advocated by survivors' groups to describe Japanese American incarceration.
Goin' to Chicago
Participants of 'The Great Migration' discuss their lives and their reasons for migrating.
Facing History & Ourselves Civic Knowledge Research Project
This guide provides prompts and strategies for the written Research Project component of New York State’s Seal of Civic Readiness.
They Called Us Enemy All-Community Read Guide
This guide will support your school community as you read the graphic memoir of actor and activist George Takei.
Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me
In his TED talk, actor and activist George Takei looks back at how his life in a Japanese incarceration camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.
Five Facts about Honduras and Immigration
Explore key findings about Honduran immigration, including the recent wave of minors seeking asylum.
Foreigners in the Their Own Land (1565-1880)
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Part one of Latino Americans, this film shows how conquest, shifting borders and dispossession shaped Hispano culture and identity in former Mexican territories of the Southwestern United States.
Big Paper Examples
This handout contains images for a Big Paper activity where students explore examples of people promoting belonging and safety.
Defining Confirmation Bias
Reporters and media professionals define the term “confirmation bias,” and discuss its effect on how people approach and evaluate news and other information.
Inquiry Blueprint | The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the inquiry The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston.
Dissecting the Compelling Question
Students use this handout to read and annotate the compelling question for the inquiry.