Objective
: Students will become aware of the various kinds of migration throughout history.
Procedure
: Ask students to examine their own family background by questioning various members of their family. Tell them to try and interview the oldest living person they know. Those students that are not able to answer questions about their own family's past should act as interviewers or researchers of another student or family in the community. Once the research is complete, students should chart the material they have found along with a family tree that indicates their migration history? The questions listed below are just to be used as a guide to help students construct their own family history. After research is complete students should compare their findings to determine if there is any common theme among them or were their experiences totally unique.
Suggested questions that students might ask:
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1. Who was the first in your family to live in another country? When was this?
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2. What were the reasons for this person coming to America?
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3. Did they know anyone already living in the U.S.? any relatives here?
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4. What type of work did they do when they first arrived in America?
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5. How much were they paid for this first job?
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6. Did they speak English? If not, did they found this to be a problem?
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7. What type of work did they do later on?
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8. Were men treated any differently than women?