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Refugees
Activity 11.4: A Deeper Look in Minnesota
Students examine and discuss a specific case related to immigration.
Activity 4.1: Reasoning the Reasons
Explore the three primary factors for immigrants to be eligible to enter the U.S.
Activity 5.1: Taking Refuge
Help students to look deeper into what it means to be a refugee or asylum seeker.
Activity 5.2: Understanding the Journeys
In an attempt to reach a closer understanding of the refugee experience, the students will undertake a simulation exercise.
Activity 5.3: Applying for Asylum
To illustrate the difficulty of the process of applying for asylum, the class will attempt to fill out the asylum application in a “language” that students may find somewhat familiar: Pig Latin.
Fatiya Abdullahi
Young Somali woman living in Marshall, Minnesota.
How To Create a Welcoming Environment for Refugee and Immigrant Students
"Best practice" ideas teachers have used in working with immigrant and refugee students.
Immigrant Stories
Read about the struggles and challenges faced by some of Minnesota's immigrants in their journeys to the United States.
Jeffrey Sirleaf
Refugee from Liberia
Lo Her
Case study of a young girl from Laos.
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Learn about refugees and asylum seekers
The New Hmong Refugees - From Abandonment to Hope
This article addresses common misconceptions regarding the 2004-2005 resettlement of the Hmong refugees from the Wat Tham Krabok.