Immigration+Webquest

Vocabulary- Use the dictionary or the internet to define these terms. Immigration-The movement of people to another country. Migration-The movement of person from one country or low locality to another. Ellis Island-An island in upper New York former immigrant examination station. Angel Island-An island in the San Fransico Bay it was also an immagration extamination station. Assimilation-To take in and incorportate as ones own. Political Asylum-Refuge given by one country to a citizen of another country to protect that person from arrest or persecution. Tenant Building-Another name for an apartment building. Refugee-One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. Alien-A resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization. Citizen-A native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitiled to its protection. Ethnic Groups-A group of human beings whose members identify with each other through a common heritage that is real or presumed. Time Line  [|Immigration Introduction] [|Immigration: The living mosaic of people, culture, & hope] [|Timeline Template.ppt] Picture Story I think that these our people that are either scared or that they may be happy because they are finally going to the U.S. In my own opinion i think that they are happy to get away from where they came from. I know that i would be happy if i was able to get away. Or they could be sad because they may be going back to there home land. In this picture there is a group of immigrants that are doing a march for what they believe in. I know that i would do that if i would be in there shoes. I think that they may be happy because they are finally standing up for themselves. In this picture there is a group of young immigrants that look kind a sad. They look dirty and sad and it doesnt look where they were staying at is very clean either. They look like they were worked for long hours. I know that i couldnt stand to be an immigrate because it wasnt a nice or sanatary place to be.

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