http://www.immigrationnetworkblogs.com/the-colors-of-freedom-immigrant-stories-social-studies-cultures-and-people.php Your source for immigration, citizenship and naturalization online. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:06:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.immigrationnetworkblogs.com/the-colors-of-freedom-immigrant-stories-social-studies-cultures-and-people.php/comment-page-1#comment-2351 American Immigration Council's Community Education Center Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:56:21 +0000 http://www.immigrationnetworkblogs.com/the-colors-of-freedom-immigrant-stories-social-studies-cultures-and-people.php#comment-2351 <i>Review by American Immigration Council's Community Education Center for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Colors-Freedom-Immigrant-Stories-Cultures/dp/0531159612%3FSubscriptionId%3D11K8MK64EJZVNJH7ZSG2%26tag%3Daudiyour-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0531159612" rel="nofollow">The Colors of Freedom: Immigrant Stories (Social Studies, Cultures and People)</a></i> <b>Rating: <img src="http://www.immigrationnetworkblogs.com/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/5.png" ></b> Author Janet Bode collected stories, poems and essays from students and teachers around the country. Her cultural awareness project includes photographs and recipes in an effort to create a collage of immigration experiences. The accounts date back to the Mayflower as a Texas teacher discovers the last will and testament of an ancestor who bequeathed 5 pounds of sugar to his son. There are stories of descendants of slaves, Mexicans, Asians and Native Americans revealing cultural traditions and essays on what is means to be an American. The last chapter includes results from an immigration survey, sample questions from the citizenship test and a handful of lesson plan ideas. Bode book reads like an American family album where names are changed but the experiences of immigrants frequently depict feelings of sacrifice, fear and ultimately hope. Review by American Immigration Council’s Community Education Center for The Colors of Freedom: Immigrant Stories (Social Studies, Cultures and People)
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Author Janet Bode collected stories, poems and essays from students and teachers around the country. Her cultural awareness project includes photographs and recipes in an effort to create a collage of immigration experiences. The accounts date back to the Mayflower as a Texas teacher discovers the last will and testament of an ancestor who bequeathed 5 pounds of sugar to his son. There are stories of descendants of slaves, Mexicans, Asians and Native Americans revealing cultural traditions and essays on what is means to be an American. The last chapter includes results from an immigration survey, sample questions from the citizenship test and a handful of lesson plan ideas. Bode book reads like an American family album where names are changed but the experiences of immigrants frequently depict feelings of sacrifice, fear and ultimately hope.

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