[aisle] [External] novel study - immigration- not from the Americas

Rademacher, Kristen rademacher.kristen at marist.net
Thu Apr 22 08:27:19 CDT 2021


  *   We are From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
  *   American Street by Ibi Zoboi

If graphic novels are an option:

  *   Illegal by Eoin Colfer
  *   They Called Us Enemy by George Takai
  *   Displacement by Kiku Hughes


Kristen Rademacher
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Marist High School<https://www.marist.net/academics/arclibrary/>
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Subject: [External] [aisle] novel study - immigration- not from the Americas

Hi!

I have a Social Studies teacher here in the high school who would like to include a novel study in her American Immigration class. The course is open to grades 9-12, so the book would need to be suitable for all grade levels and reading abilities.

Some topic areas she teaches in the class are: Irish immigration, Chinese (and some Japanese) Immigration, Immigration Restriction Policies that led to the refugee crisis during WW2 (she incorporates America's response to the Holocaust in this unit and teach about the St. Louis being turned away from the shores of the US); nativism & xenophobia and some coverage of current issues in immigration.

In the geography class that our school offered a few years ago, we used the novel Enrique's Journey. Students connected strongly to that book, but it is nearly 10 years old.  That said, it is a terrific book and would speak specifically to the immigration crisis at our border, so she wouldn't say no to it. (I realize this story is about a person from Honduras, but it sounds like the topics she teaches in the Immigration class deal more with other parts of the world).

I would LOVE to hear any suggestions you all might have for novels about the American immigrant experience.  The teacher said she "would happily modify my curricular topics to accommodate a great read that would inspire students."


Does anyone have any suggestions?


Thank you!!

Lori







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