Useful Links
Resources about Chinese Immigration to the United States (primary and secondary sources)
https://library.menloschool.org/ChineseImmigration
Breaking the Silence on Angel Island’s Immigration Station
https://www.kqed.org/news/11691765/breaking-the-silence-on-angel-islands-immigration-station
History of Angel Island Immigration Station
https://www.aiisf.org/
https://www.aiisf.org/history
https://library.menloschool.org/ChineseImmigration
Breaking the Silence on Angel Island’s Immigration Station
https://www.kqed.org/news/11691765/breaking-the-silence-on-angel-islands-immigration-station
History of Angel Island Immigration Station
https://www.aiisf.org/
https://www.aiisf.org/history
Primary Sources
Chinese Poems in Angel Island
https://www.aiisf.org/poems-and-inscriptions
https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/immigration-through-angel-island
Lessons
Framing Soo Hoo Lem Kong
Overview
Single Lesson
32 pages
Grade Level: Middle School – High School
Includes graphic novel + teacher's guide
PAID RESOURCE ($19.95)
https://spicestore.stanford.edu/products/angel-island-the-chinese-american-experience
Overview
- Students will examine immigration documents and interviews in order to describe the experience of Chinese immigrants entering California in the 1900s.
- Students will use depth and complexity icons as tools to develop higher-level thinking skills.
Single Lesson
32 pages
Grade Level: Middle School – High School
Includes graphic novel + teacher's guide
PAID RESOURCE ($19.95)
https://spicestore.stanford.edu/products/angel-island-the-chinese-american-experience