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“Stories define us, shape us, control us, and make us. Not every human culture in the world is literate, but every single culture tells stories.” ~ Matthew James Friday, Why Storytelling in the Classroom Matters (Edutopia)
"Children of immigrants often feel like they live in two worlds - one inside their homes and the one they meet as soon as they walk out the door." Mai, Proud Americans (Judie Fertig Panneton)
"A refugee from the Secret War of Laos with dreams can ultimately achieve his or her dream in the United States (land of dreams) with hard work, being resilient, being persistent, open-minded educators, and a bit of stubbornness ." Joe K. Liow-Phan, Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco, Teacher Education
Our Speakers:
Vilaysay “Sai” Chang: Sai knows first hand the challenges, sacrifices, and contributions of America's refugee and immigrant populations. She currently serves as as the Department of Homeland Security, Community Relations Officer US Citizenship & Immigration Services for District 22 Sacramento.
Most updated information regarding DACA can be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-response-january-2018-preliminary-injunction
James Luyirika-Sewagudde: James emigrated almost 50 years ago from Ssesse (a district in central Uganda, located in Lake Victoria) to Chico, California. He currently directs CUS Chico's Office of International Education and was recently chosen as the Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year.
Additional Resources:
Proud Americans: Growing Up as Children of Immigrants - Judie Fertig Panneton's collection of inspirational stories about approximately 50 people’s joys and struggles while coming of age in the United States as children of immigrants.
RetroReport in the Classroom - RetroReport is a nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit documentary news organization dedicated to reexamining the news after headlines fade. They have also created lessons to accompany each documents, such as Immigration in the 1990s: Proposition 187, which shows students "how economic and demographic forces affect the strategies of the political parties, and demonstrates how policies like Proposition 187 can produce unintended and surprising consequences. It also draws parallels with some aspects of President Trump's rhetoric on immigration."
Internment - Set "15 minutes into the future," Samira Ahmeds' book is a lesson on the power of solidarity and the need to fight exclusion laws.
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri's book "follows the Ganguli family through its journey from Calcutta to Cambridge to the Boston suburbs."
Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan's award-winning story of a young girl's difficult journey of coming to California is a wonderful introduction to younger readers on the struggles immigrants often face. Listen to the author read a section of the book:
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