Stories have the power to promote both understanding by being a window into others’ lives and empowerment by mirroring our own experiences. Watch videos and read written accounts by immigrants past and present, learn strategies for eliciting stories from your students, and share your story with others.Â
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Immigrant and Immigration Stories
Search immigrant stories.
Community Across Cultures Book Guides
Teacher guides for read alouds about the newcomer experience, immigration and world cultures, tagged by country, theme, level and more.
Use Immigration Narratives to Build a Sense of Belonging in Classrooms
Blog post on thoughtfully engaging with your students' immigration stories in the classroom
Thirteen Famous Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrants
Immigrants from Asia and Pacific Islands are a diverse collection of more than 130 ethnic groups from a geographic area that spans 16 million square miles. Their dreams and talents are as diverse as they are and, despite the challenges and discrimination they have faced, they have made extraordinary contributions to the United States. The Immigrant Learning Center has compiled just nine of their stories, including an Olympic athlete, an HIV/AIDS activist, a U.S. senator and an astronaut.
Best 15 Books about Immigration for Students
Recommended books to diversify your classroom library or summer reading list with stories of the immigrant experience
Seven Famous Undocumented/DACA Immigrants
Seven engaging stories of exceptional undocumented/DACA Americans
Black History Month: 10 Famous Black Immigrants
Ten stories of Black immigrants to the United States throughout history
Immigrant Storytelling in the American Narrative Toolkit
Experts in storytelling, the media and bilingual education give strategies for uplifting immigrant stories and empowering newly-arrived immigrant students.
Immigrant Storytelling in the American Narrative: Discussion
Educators and immigration experts discuss how to shape and share immigrant stories.
Immigrant Storytelling in the American Narrative: Jo Napolitano’s Story
Profiles of immigrant students and autobiography from an immigration reporter
Reading Guides for South Asia Books
Printable reading guides for children's books about South Asia
Reading Guides for First Generation Family Books
Printable reading guides and activities for books that amplify the experiences of first generation families
Building Diverse, Culturally Responsive Text Sets
Guide to developing a collection of culturally responsive books about immigration, with examples
Professional Development Module: Refugees and Immigrants in Schools
Learn about refugees, engage families, identify and assist students needing support from traumatic experiences, storytelling and more
Neighbors, Not Strangers
An interactive digital storytelling project to show how immigrants are our neighbors to be encountered and embraced
Making a Digital Story
Curriculum for creating short videos of personal or family migration stories in a classroom or public workshop setting
Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project
Three-unit curriculum for grades eight to adult using a library of original video stories made by immigrants and refugees
Book List: Immigrant/Refugee
Selection of books about immigrants and refugees that includes varied racial/cultural representation and a focus on #OwnVoices
Immigrant Nation (iNation)
Platform for creating, sharing and browsing immigration stories and short films, accessible in English, Spanish and French
A Guide to Producing Student Digital Storytellers
Five tips for educating digital storytellers and subject-specific ideas for digital storytelling
English Language Learners and the Power of Personal Stories
Five steps for adopting an asset-based approach with EL students and related activities using New York Times resources