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Angel Island Immigration Station Gallery Walk

Students use these images to explore the concept of borders as social, economic, and political boundaries, as well as geographic ones.

Last Updated: January 27, 2023

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Language

English — US

Subject

History
Social Studies

Democracy & Civic Engagement
Human & Civil Rights
Global Migration & Immigration
Racism

The images in this gallery are taken by various photographers are used for a Gallery Walk teaching strategy.

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Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Deniseesser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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Exchange Associate, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Activity

Students explore the supporting question “How did the Angel Island Immigration Station both reflect and enforce borders within American society?”

Captain examines passengers aboard the The Shimyo Maru vessel.

Activity

Students explore the supporting question “How does the history of immigration through Angel Island help us understand how we create and challenge borders today?”

Assessment

Students culminate their arc of inquiry into the Angel Island Immigration Station by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action.

Inquiry

This 5-7 day C3-aligned inquiry explores the compelling question “How does the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station help us understand how borders are erected, enforced, and challenged?”

Unit

This unit is designed to help students in the UK reflect on how Islamophobia manifests in contemporary society and what needs to be done to challenge it.

Lesson

Students explore Islamophobic tropes, their troubled history, their evolution and their present manifestation in further depth, and consider the harm that their circulation can cause.

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Lesson

Students reflect on how Islamophobia manifests in the media and in the entertainment industry, and the potential consequences of being exposed to Islamophobic content.

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Lesson

Students learn how Islamophobia intersects with misogyny and the impact that this has on the treatment of Muslim women.

Lesson

Students reflect on the impact of Islamophobia on Muslims’ sense of belonging, consider what can be done to foster integration, and explore ways in which they and others can challenge Islamophobia.

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