Making Americans
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Making Americans: Immigration, Race, and the Origins of the Diverse Democracy
By Desmond S. KingMaking Americans shows how the choices made about immigration policy in the 1920s played a fundamental role in shaping democracy and ideas about group rights in America.
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Making Americans: Children's Literature from 1930 to 1960
By Gary D. SchmidtParton, Ethel. “From Indiana to California behind Oxen.” Horn Book 9.1 (February 1933): 17–19. Pease, Howard. “Without Evasion.” Horn Book 21.1 (January–February 1945): 9–17. Pratt, Willis E. “'Going Places' in Reading.
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Making Americans: Children's Literature from 1930 to 1960
By Gary D. Schmidt9 In the January–February 1945 issue, Horn Book also suggested that readers look at Carey McWilliams's Prejudice: Japanese Americans: Symbol of Ra- cial Intolerance (Boston: Little, Brown, 1944)—though this was an adult resource.
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Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
By Jessica LanderLander brings to life the history of America’s efforts to educate immigrants through rich stories, including these: -The Nebraska teacher arrested for teaching an eleven-year-old boy in German who took his case to the Supreme Court -The ...
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Making Americans: Jews and the Broadway Musical
By Andrea MostFrom 1925 to 1951--three chaotic decades of depression, war, and social upheaval--Jewish writers brought to the musical stage a powerfully appealing vision of America fashioned through song and dance. It...
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Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
By Jessica LanderLander brings to life the history of America’s efforts to educate immigrants through rich stories, including these: -The Nebraska teacher arrested for teaching an eleven-year-old boy in German who took his case to the Supreme Court -The ...
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Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
By Jessica Lander"Making Americans shines a light on the barriers that immigrant students in the US face—and shares inspiring stories about students who have overcome them" —Bill Gates A landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past, ...