Za'atri Refugee Camp in Jordan
According to the UNHCR, 79,225 people lived in the Za'atri Refugee Camp in Jordan, near the Syrian border. All of them fled from Syria to escape the brutal civil war.
Syrian Refugees
Syrian refugees cross from Syria to Turkey via the Orontes River, near the village of Hacipasa, Turkey, December 8, 2012.
Rohingya Refugees Arriving by Boat, 2017
Refugees arrive on the Bangladesh side of the Naf River on October 1, 2017, after fleeing their village in Myanmar.
Refugiados Rohinyá llegan en Embarcaciones, 2017
Refugiados llegan al territorio de Bangladés cruzando el río Naf el 1 de octubre de 2017, después de huir de su aldea en Birmania.
Becoming American Study Guide
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This guide to accompany the film Becoming American helps students investigate identity and belonging through the stories of generations of Chinese immigrants in the United States and their paths to "becoming American."
Teaching Enrique's Journey
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This guide provides activities and discussion questions for leading your students through a six-week reading of Enrique's Journey that explores themes of identity, belonging, and choices.
A Range of Choices: In Action
In this classroom video, students read primary sources and discuss the roles that individuals have played in those historical cases.
A Range of Choices: Terminology
In this classroom video, students are introduced to the terminology of the roles individuals play (bystander, upstander, collaborator, victim, and perpetrator).
Warsan Shire's Poetry About Home
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in a poem about "home."
The Holocaust - Bearing Witness
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Use these slides to introduce students to the enormity of the crimes committed during the Holocaust and look closely at stories of a few individuals who were targeted by Nazi brutality.