John Eaton Elementary School located in historic Cleveland Park, Washington, DC was opened in 1911. The school is dedicated to promoting cultural understanding, acceptance of differences and effective communication skills among their diverse student population. Recently, second grade teacher, Claire Tesh, introduced her class to the study of family heritage and culture through the research of ancestors. Each student listened to stories about immigration and then interviewed relatives about their ancestry and family heritage. With the assistance of family members, each student then created shadowboxes representative of the ancestor which they selected to research. These shadow boxes show the diversity of Ms. Tesh’s classroom, with student ancestry ranging from Austria to Peru and first generation students from China. This exhibit will be on display in the American Immigration Law Center’s Exhibit Hall through September 30, 2005.