Vocabulary
immigration is...
moving from one country to another
Amada's family immigrated from ______ to ______.
Mexico to America.
Why did John leave Sudan?
There was a war going on that killed many innocent people in his village.
What is racism?
Treating someone poorly because of the color of their skin.
Give an example of an opportunity in the US that someone might immigrate here for.
Jobs, education, etc.
education is...
Describe 2 reasons why Amada was nervous about immigration.
Leaving family, not speaking much English, leaving friends, being new at school, not seeing friends again, etc.
What was John's "plan" after his village was attacked?
What is a danger when immigrating to America? Think about the videos we watched and the Ellis Island conversation we had.
Scammers, illness, bad weather, etc.
Give two examples of things people might immigrate to the US to escape.
Persecution, war, sickness, poor jobs, violence, etc.
employment is...
a job or career.
Why did Amada write in her diary?
To remember what happened in her life day to day.
Describe 3 challenges John faced.
Escaping Sudan, moving refugee camps many times, surviving thirst, starvation, and walking through a desert without shoes, achieving acceptance to live in America, etc.
True or False: immigrants usually come to America to work the same job they had in their home country.
False
Why did Amada's family come to America?
Her father got a job, there were no jobs available in her community.
culture is...
the language, traditions, and ways of life that are important to a group of people.
What allowed Amada's father to come to the USA?
He had a job and a green card.
Describe what John did for a career after going to school in America.
He worked to help Lost Boys in the US, founded organizations to help them, built a clinic in his village in Sudan, and studied public policy.
Describe three challenges a student might face going to school in a new country.
Wearing different clothes, speaking a different language, bullying, shyness, etc.
Why did John come to America?
A refugee is...
someone moving to a new place to escape danger
What are some ways Amada planned to preserve her Mexican culture while in America?
Writing in her diary, speaking Spanish, keeping up with Mexican traditions, etc.
Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, and America.
What are three reasons why someone might be sent back from Ellis Island?
Not having a job ready to go, misunderstanding the language, not having the money, being sick, not passing the citizenship questions
Keon visited England for a school trip. Maryjane moved to Texas to live with her aunt. Alexa went to Japan for college and decided to stay to work there. Who is an immigrant?
Alexa