Wonderscape
Life After Ellis Island: Immigrants' Journey in America
Discover what happened to immigrants after leaving Ellis Island. Learn about their challenges and contributions to American society, from settling the West to facing new laws and prejudices. Explore the evolution of immigration policies...
TED Talks
TED: Immigrant voices make democracy stronger | Sayu Bhojwani
In politics, representation matters -- and that's why we should elect leaders who reflect their country's diversity and embrace its multicultural tapestry, says Sayu Bhojwani. Through her own story of becoming an American citizen, the...
TED Talks
David J. Bier: How guest worker visas could transform the US immigration system
The United States can create a more humane immigration system; in fact, it's been done before, says policy analyst David J. Bier. Pointing to the historical success of the US guest worker program, which allows foreign workers to legally...
TED Talks
Paul A. Kramer: Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one
How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an "insider vs. outsider" framing has come to dominate the way people in the US talk about immigration --...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Ugly history: Japanese American incarceration camps | Densho
On December 7, 1941, 16 year-old Aki Kurose shared in the horror of millions of Americans when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. Unbeknownst to her, this shared experience would soon leave her family and over 120,000 Japanese...
Wonderscape
Ellis Island: The Immigrant Experience
Learn about the Ellis Island immigration process, where millions were screened before entering the U.S. Discover how first and second class passengers were screened on ships, while steerage passengers went through a more rigorous process...
Wonderscape
Why People Immigrated to the U.S. and Their Ship Journey
Learn why many left their countries for the U.S. from the 1800s to early 1900s. Discover the hardships they faced, like famines and persecution, and the tough ship conditions they endured to start a new life in America. Ellis Island and...
PBS
How Expensive Is It to Be an Immigrant?
New ReviewEach year almost a million people from around the world immigrate to the US in search of a better future. Whether they come for safety, or educational opportunities, or higher paying jobs, our culture loves stories about people achieving...
Curated Video
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Achieve The American Dream
The American Dream is chased by everyone! These Immigrant Entrepreneurs achieved their dreams and share the stories on an inspirational podcast. Kent Trabing is the founder of The Immigrant Entrepreneur Podcasts; and also the Magazine...
Curated Video
How donuts have benefitted America's immigrants
Donuts are the all-American confectionery. They have also helped a group of immigrants from Cambodia pursue the American dream.
Cerebellum
American Transformation And Industrialisation: 1868-1890 - The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, documents conceived...
Curated Video
America's Untold Immigration Story
When you think of America's immigration story, you think of Ellis Island New York... right? Think again, because over 2,500 miles away is Angel Island, where immigrants coming into the West Coast were processed for entry to the US, but...
Hip Hughes History
History of Immigration in the US for Dummies
Let HipHughes escort you through a few hundred years of United States immigration, simple, stupid and aimed at the heart of big ideas.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - Immigration In The Progressive Era
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...
Curated Video
Immigrant
This live-action video program is about the word Immigrant. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Immigrant through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
America: Nation of Immigrants
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..." It's true that the United States has always been a nation of immigrants, but as the debate around border control becomes louder and more polarised, will we be in the future?
Curated Video
John Rollin Ridge: the Native American Novelist Like No Other
We've had some great American Novelists? You've read some of them in school, right? But one writer you've probably never heard of is John Rollin Ridge, aka Yellow Bird: the first Native American to ever publish a novel about a fictitious...
Kult America
Africans Immigrants in Poland (Feat. Vin from Ponki)
With the huge influx of African immigrants coming to Europe, I was curious how those already here are living, what they contribute to society, and how they feel as foreigners in Warsaw Poland. I had the great opportunity to meet with...
Curated Video
Influence of Native Americans
Dr. Forrester discusses the impact of Native Americans on the British settlers and modern American culture.
Crash Course
Los Angeles Uprisings: Crash Course Black American History #45
In this episode of Black American History, Clint Smith teaches you about the complicated history of racial tension in South Central Los Angeles. You'll learn about the Watts Rebellion of 1965, a 6-day uprising in response to police...
Crash Course
Crash Course Black American History Preview
Over the course of 50 episodes, we're going to learn about Black American History. Clint Smith will to teach you about the experience of Black people in America, from the arrival of the first enslaved Black people who arrived at...
Curated Video
The law that broke US immigration
Why the US has so many undocumented immigrants. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Immigration looked very different before 1996, when President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility...
Big Think
Jared Diamond's immigration thought experiment: Divide the strong and weak
Give yourself the gift of knowledge by subscribing to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge Don't denigrate immigrants, says Jared Diamond. You are one. - Every American, without exception, is an immigrant. Native Americans...
Curated Video
Iranian Immigrant to the C-Suite: How Sephora’s North American CEO Is Shaping the Beauty Industry
Iranian American immigrant Artemis Patrick’s background shaped her ideas around beauty, which now inform her decisions as Sephora’s North America CEO. Over the years, she’s watched beauty trends change through social media, and hopes to...
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