| Title:
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| Welcome to America
| By:
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| Robert Ehrle
| School:
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| Lewis & Clark Middle School
Tulsa, OK
| Awarded:
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| $700
| Project:
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| The school will host a citizenship naturalization ceremony. Students will learn about the cultures of the newly naturalized citizens participating in the ceremony while working with the community to promote the values of immigration, through art and music. Teams of students will also serve as ambassadors in the community, promoting the program.
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Title:
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Why Did They Leave Home?
| By:
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| Carol Macken
| School:
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| Lincoln School
Caldwell, NJ
| Awarded:
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| $600
| Project:
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| Students will explore why people choose to immigrate to the United States and the challenges immigrants face using children’s literature and personal interviews with immigrants. The project will culminate with the creation of non-fiction books filled with information gleaned from information collected during their immigrant interviews. The books will be placed on display at the local public library.
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| Title:
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| Family Story, Live!
| By:
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| Angela Dormiani
| School:
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| Advanced Science and Technology Education Center (ASTEC) Middle School
Oklahoma City, OK
| Awarded:
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| $675
| Project:
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| Students will learn to research primary and secondary sources, including genealogy while also interviewing family members about their immigrant past. With help from the Oklahoma Historical Society’s local oral historians, students will learn about the proper procedures of conducting oral histories. Students’ family immigrant stories will be turned into a live history program to be presented in a storytelling format to the rest of the school, the community and local elementary students. All performances will be recorded and used as primary sources for future projects.
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| Title:
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| Building Awareness: Chicago, Immigration, and ME
| By:
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| Claudia Rivas, Sergio Ramirez, & Maribel Vargas
| School:
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| Inter-American Magnet School
Chicago, IL
| Awarded:
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| $1000
| Project:
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| Students will explore the diversity of the people and neighborhoods of Chicago while also learning about the historical and present contributions of various immigrant groups to the development of the city. Focus will be placed on Mexican, Polish, Swedish, and Chinese immigrants. Students will share what they learn about immigration with the school community (students, parents and teachers) at a culminating activity called Immigration Awareness Day. In addition, this event will be an opportunity for students to lead an awareness campaign to spotlight the current issues affecting immigration, including current policies, benefits and challenges.
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| Title:
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| Immigration Stories, By Children, For Children
| By:
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| Michael Tajchman
| School:
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| Passages Charter School
Chicago, IL
| Awarded:
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| $1000
| Project:
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| Students will research family backgrounds and create handmade books with stories about themselves and their families following research at local museums, through interviews and online. The books will include text, photos and illustrations.
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| Title:
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| Cesar Chavez and the Mexican American Field Worker Experience, Past and Present
| By:
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| Martin Havran
| School:
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| Somerton Middle School
Somerton, AZ
| Awarded:
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| $500
| Project:
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| Students will compare the experience of Mexican-American field workers prior to the activism of Cesar Chavez with current experiences. After learning about the work of Cesar Chavez, the students will conduct research about the conditions and needs of today’s field workers. The end product of this project will be a booklet reporting their findings. The booklet will be printed and made available to the school district and community at large.
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| Title:
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| Canton Immigration Specialists
| By:
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| David Oliver, Denise Dauria, & Kristy Uveges
| School:
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| Canton Intermediate School
Canton, CT
| Awarded:
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| $1000
| Project:
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| Students will compare and contrast immigration issues and procedures of today with those of the 1800s. Following research and study, students will communicate and connect with immigrant students from New York, Illinois, California and Texas via teleconference and e-mail to ask questions and share personal experiences. The final projects will be PowerPoint presentations which will include videos, graphics and written reports. Once completed, these presentations will be posted to the internet via the school’s website.
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| Title:
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| Illustrious Immigrants: A Digital Gallery of Cultural Contributions
| By:
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| Sharon Sepulveda LeConey
| School:
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| Saint Andrew's Catholic School
Fort Worth, TX
| Awarded:
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| $700
| Project:
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| This is a learning experience that will involve the creation of an iMovie in which the students will assume the identities of famous immigrants who have made significant contributions to American society. The iMovie that is created will become a virtual museum gallery posted on the school’s website.
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| Title:
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| Our Melting Pot: Meeting, Eating and Growing Together
| By:
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| Sandra Velazquez, PNP
| School:
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| Goddard School of Science and Technology
Worcester, MA
| Awarded:
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| $750
| Project:
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| Students will develop knowledge and appreciation of the diversity of the nations from which other students come from by learning about ethnic foods and how those foods have become assimilated into life in the United States while also learning about the nutritional values associated with the foods. The final project will be the creation of an immigration cookbook.
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--Approved June 2, 2005
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