These guides offer strategies for teaching reading and content area material to older ELLs. Many of the books also address social and emotional needs, as well as the responsibilities that many adolescent ELLs have at home.
These stories portray the difficult interrogation that immigrants to Angel Island — particularly those from China — faced upon arrival to the U.S.
Whether escaping hunger in Ireland and Sweden or the persecution of Jews in Lithunia and Russia, the immigrants depicted in these stories offer a glimpse of Ellis Island's critical role as a gateway for millions of immigrants.
When families made the long journey to America, they usually left most of their possessions behind. The things they brought had special significance, even more so as they settled into their new lives here.
When does a new home feel like "home"? When you can speak a new language? When you make friends? When you realize that your neighbors share the same traditions from your native country?
These books capture the triumphs and the resilience of children who are refugees. They also convey the hardships that refugees face as they flee war and persecution.
These stories convey the complexity of life along the U.S. border with Mexico, from the sacrifices that parents make in leaving their home behind for a new life to the separation of mixed-status families.
The Day of the Dead is a time of both joy and quiet remembrance as families honor their loved ones who have died.
Many people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year, and we've compiled a list of colorful children's books to accompany the festivities!
This booklist honors the legacy of the great civil rights leader César Chávez.