Immigration and Migration and the Making of a Modern American City

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 14.03.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Objectives
  4. Guiding Questions
  5. United States Immigration Laws and Images That Reflect The Climate They were created
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. Bibliography
  8. Appendix
  9. Teaching Standards
  10. Notes

Understanding San Francisco Bay Area Immigration Through an Exploration of Laws and Images

Sara Stillman

Published September 2014

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Guiding Questions

How have 19 th and 20 th century federal immigration laws shaped immigration to the Bay Area?

What common themes run through each of the federal laws we are exploring? How and why have these laws changed over time?

How do images of immigrants in popular culture impact opinions about immigrants?

How does our Art Based Research help us investigate the story of immigration in the Bay Area? What stories literally become visible when we work with historical and visual documents?

What is our role as artists and social commentators to tell our story and the stories of immigrants?

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