Background History
(1800-1924) What factors did people want to escape in the Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, ect.?
Poverty, Famine, and other political Issues
Why were Student from the Middle East struggling in school?
Bullying
Why did some students struggle in school when they first immigrated?
Language Barrier
What country had the second most refugees immigrate to the US in 2021?
Syria
What percent of students do students from the Middle East make up of international student? (Within 2%)
10%
(1924-1966) After the Johnson-Reed Act What number of people got accepted to immigrate into the USA?
A) 300
B) 1,000
C) 5,000
D) 20,000
What event happened in the USA that changed how immigrants from the Middle East were viewed?
9/11
True or False? Asian Students make up the top scoring students on tests.
True
How many refugees did the US take from the Middle East in 2021?
A) 2,000
B) 5,523
C) 1,689
D) 2,527
What percent of Asians in the US have at least a college degree? (Within 2%)
54%
(1924-1966) What Act was passed that helped increase the number of Immigration from Middle East countries
The Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act
Immigrants from the Middle East are put is special classes because of?
They could not speak English
What form of testing do Middle East students struggle with the most?
Exams and Tests
Why did immigration start in the 19th century
The Ottoman Empire
Asian students make up what percent of graduate students?
9-5%
(1966-2001) Why does immigration continue to rise?
Wars, Safety and Better Jobs
Students and Parents alike started to do what to Immigrants from the Middle East?
Racially Profiling and Stereotyping them
What area is a Middle East student most likely to get a degree in?
STEM related fields
How many people to the closest 100,000 immigrated from the Middle East to the US in 2019?
824,000 people
Around what percent of Muslims report bullying in school settings? (Within 2%)
42%
(2001-Present) What is required of Male Muslims over the age of 16 who had recently immigrated to the USA?
Annual Photographs and Fingerprints
What Act did congress pass that helped with discrimination of immigrants from the Middle East?
No Children Left Behind (NCLB)
What are Schools Required to let Middle East and Muslims students do?
Make religious accommodations and allow praying time.
What caused a boom in immirgration to the United States?
What percent do Middle East immigrants make up in the school systems?
5.4%