Multi-Media Resources
Archival Evidence
This activity introduces students to the dispute between U.S. Government agencies over rescuing Europe's Jews from extermination during the Holocaust. Using memos from the State and Treasury Departments, as well as Presidential proclamations and Congressional legislation.
An easy-to-watch video of how to conduct an oral history interview. Students will interview someone they know about their family migration or history of movement around the country.
Newspaper Ad.pdfNewspaper advertisement from 1955 regarding Vietnamese refugees.
Oral History: Hayfaa details her difficulty transitioning from being a lawyer in Iraq to working a blue-collar factory job in the United States due to her limited English. She resettled in America due to the stronger rule of law and safer lifestyle, and wishes Americans knew Islam to be a peaceful religion, and saw her wearing of hijab to be a personal choice instead of a sign of oppression.
Podcast
J2U Interview with Huipok Blount
This interview is about the life of Huipok Blount a Korean immigrant who came to America in the 1970s when she married her soon-to-be ex-husband. She talks about good memories like how she is happy to live in Denver because it is not too crowded, but also her worst memories in the United States, how life back home in Korea was, and also her thoughts on immigration happening in the United States.
Videos
Refugee Recipe Book
UNHCR-Canada-Cookbook-TastesFromHome-English5.pdf