Grade Range: 9-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, Reference MaterialsDate Posted: 7/7/2008
Students can read the stories of immigrants from Mexico, Cuba, and other Latin American countries, and view objects related to the journey to America. Students can also learn about the experiences of workers in the in the mid-twentieth century Bracero guest worker program. This reference page is included in the online exhibition entitled America on the Move, which focuses on transportation in US history.
Museum education, Self-paced learning modules, Thematic approach, Visual instruction
The short-handled hoe brings back memories of back-breaking labor for generations of Mexican and ...
American life, October, transformation, social history, movement, Caribbean, change, Latino, Hispanic American Heritage Month, Latin American Heritage Month, immigrant, Latino Heritage Month, hispanic, September, migration, Latin American, culture, Latin America, immigration, Hispanic Heritage Month
An account of immigration from the 1600s to present.
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