social studies Archives

This essay delves into the rise of Chinese immigrants in 20th century labor movements, particularly…

Lesson plans and resources to incorporate immigration and immigrant stories into commonly taught U.S. history…

This free lesson bundle features primary sources, activity instructions and more tools for teaching immigration…

Carli VelocciNovember 25, 2025

This essay from "Justice in the Fields: Immigrant and the Labor Movement of the 1960s…

Essay and primary sources from the New York Heritage digital collection about immigrants in New…

Carli VelocciOctober 28, 2025

Essays and primary sources about immigration to and migration within America between 1754 and 1800.

Carli VelocciOctober 28, 2025

This short article highlights key foreign-born American Revolution fighters, including Marquis de Lafayette, Baron von…

Carli VelocciOctober 5, 2025

Short bios of five key foreign-born patriots of the American Revolution

Carli VelocciOctober 5, 2025

Dissertation arguing that immigrants radically reshaped British North America in the late-colonial period before the…

Carli VelocciOctober 5, 2025

Videos and lessons that explore how Spanish Louisiana supported the American Patriots in their fight…

Carli VelocciOctober 2, 2025