Immigration+Glogster+Project

Glogster Project Immigration Research an immigrant group and design a Glogster that honors the triumphs, trials, and contributions of the group. Use the following checklist to guide your research. Include information from all ten components on your glogster.

Some great web sites for general research:

1) []

2) []

3) [] (scroll down to see if your immigrant group is listed)

4) Google: “History of __....................__ immigration to the U.S.”



Checklist: _1. Reasons for immigration : Push/Pull Factors, motives and expectations. Research: Push/Pull Factors for _ immigrants.

_2. Major dates/waves of immigration.

Research: Find the dates/time period when the greatest number of people from your group emigrated. Then figure out which “wave” using the “Peopling of America” website. Also try []

_3. Methods of transportation and ports of entry.

Use common sense for methods of transportation, i.e. ships, planes, depending on the time period. For Ports of Entry, Did your immigrant group enter through Ellis Island or Angel Island? If so, research the experience of what it was like.

_4. Where they settled and why (major regions, states, cities, etc.

Try this site: [] When you get to it, go to the “All countries” box and click to see if your immigrant group is there. Also, scroll along the timeline to see where the immigrant group has lived and migrated through the years since they arrived.

_5. Obstacles/Challenges in America (problems encountered)

Research hint: Google: “Problems faced by _ Americans” or Immigrantt

_6. Treatment/reception/acceptance/tolerance by other Americans.

Research hint: Include laws that targeted the group. Try History of U.S, Immigration Laws or Key Dates in U.S. Immigration History Also try: []

_7. Laws that enhanced or restricted their immigration experience.

Research hint: Same as #6

_8. Occupations….once in America.

Research hint: “Occupations of _ immigrants in the U.S.”

_9. Positive impact/contributions to American life.

Research hint: “Contributions of immigrants to America”

10. Famous immigrants and their accomplishments

Research Hint: Google: “Famous _ immigrants to the U.S.” or “Famous __ Americans”

Immigrant Groups:

Puerto Ricans Japanese Filipino Finnish Italian Laotian Chinese Russian Korean Danish Ukrainian Swedish Norwegian Polish German Irish English Scottish Lebanese Hungarian Greek Dutch Vietnamese Thai Estonian Lithuanian French Canadian Egyptian Mexican And more…..!!!