What’s In a Name?
Structured as game questions, this activity challenges students to identify cities, states and geographical features whose names tell the story of the Indigenous, Spanish and
Structured as game questions, this activity challenges students to identify cities, states and geographical features whose names tell the story of the Indigenous, Spanish and
There are many preconceptions and stereotypes about Latinos and how they have come to the United States. In this activity, students will examine some of
There are many preconceptions and stereotypes about Latinos and how they have come to the United States. In this activity, students will examine some of
Latinos have come to be part of the United States through many different avenues: immigrants seeking a better life, refugees driven by war, and those
Who are Latinos? What does the term Latino American reference? In this quick, introductory activity, students consider their own preconceptions of Latinos, view a trailer
This three-part, six hour series examines this country’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a “nation
This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students
In this lesson on eugenics, students will analyze original images and documents from the American eugenics movement. They will also discuss how genetics can be
In this lesson, students explore the complexities of race, violence and vigilante justice in early Los Angeles. In 1871, the population of Los Angeles was
This lesson examines the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during WWII. Students will analyze primary sources to learn about the consternation caused by