Different Perspectives on Migrant Detention
In this mini-lesson, students gain insight into migration and the systems surrounding migrant detention by considering the perspectives of migrants, an immigration lawyer and advocate, a border guard, and an immigration judge.
![Undocumented immigrant families walk from a bus depot to a respite center](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/PerspectivesonDetention_RTX6D3SR_fullres.jpg?h=2a871bf3&itok=i7w7FDb7)
George Takei: Standing Up to Racism, Then and Now
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Actor and activist George Takei discusses his family’s wrongful incarceration during WWII, and the anti-Asian racism on the rise today.
Memphis 1968: Lessons for Today
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Learn interdisciplinary teaching strategies to examine the events that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis in 1968 through a critical lens.
![Image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking into a microphone](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/3c11165u.jpg?h=7e114002&itok=Aq5Sr5J0)
How AAPI Thinkers are Redefining Asianness
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) thought leaders reveal their experiences with “single stories” to demonstrate what it can look like to push back against restrictive narratives that dominate American society.
![The loneliest Americans book cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/tlabook_large-jpg.jpeg?h=ed0b1a50&itok=HQUl1c8B)
Teaching About Anti-Asian Violence: Start with Yourself and Your Community
Most school curriculum fails to adequately address Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) histories and identities, which contributes to a widespread lack of understanding that fuels the anti-AAPI hate we see today. Facing History provides suggestions and resources for educators to better address AAPI histories so as to avoid continuing this damaging trend.
![Man holding stop Asian hate sign.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/iStock-1307873903.jpeg?h=140710cd&itok=kSZdGfCX)
Recap: Digging Deeper at Facing History's Immigration Summit
Facing History reflects on Identity, Membership, and Belonging: A Summit on Teaching Immigration.
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8 Resources for Teaching Immigration
Explore resources designed to help educators address immigration in the classroom with curiosity and confidence.
![Illustration of people of different nationalities walking along the Earth.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/migration_illustration_iStock-506135132-1.jpeg?h=b440e51e&itok=tkHWZUvH)
Haitian Migrants at the US–Mexico Border
This mini-lesson uses images and firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants to humanize the events happening at the US–Mexico border and give shape and nuance to the news.
![A group of adult and children migrants from Haiti stand in line to regularize their migratory situation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/HaitianMigrantsinTijuana_FH2178689.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=84nyyZXu)
Teaching about the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the experiences of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war, highlight inspiring ways people have stepped up to help, and raise ethical questions about the treatment of refugees from non-European countries.
![Ukrainian Refugees crossing a fallen bridge.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2022_RussiaUkraineConflict_FH2168262.jpg?h=7fb2964e&itok=suTcwNTN)
Intersecting Histories: Wartime North Africa and the Holocaust
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Join UCLA professors Sarah Abrevaya Stein and Aomar Boum, as they discuss the experiences of North African Jews before World War II as well as the history of the Holocaust and North Africa.
![Picture of Sarah Abrevaya Stein and Aomar Boum](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/SARAAOMAR_0.jpg?h=e9b2bddf&itok=6_om1IRV)
Teaching for Equity & Justice
Through Facing History, educators are working together to improve equity and justice in their classrooms and schools.
Critical Reflections about Equity in Education with Dr. John B. King and Dr. Janice K. Jackson
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Dr. John B. King Jr., CEO of The Education Trust and former US Secretary of Education, and Dr. Janice K. Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, discuss the role of education during moments of national reckoning and the importance of civic agency in our classrooms.
![Headshot of Dr. John B. King and Dr. Janice K. Jackson side by side.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/unnamed.png?h=6e7554c9&itok=04mnufHO)