2. understand the emotional impact involved in leaving a home country and having to deal with the unknown. 3. identify the location and understand the significance of Angel Island in Asian immigration history and, in the process, learn about its significance in Chinese American history. 4. identify reasons for Chinese immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 5. learn about the process of immigration system during this period and its effect on Asian immigrants.
Photographs are excellent motivation tools for class discussions.
Although the lesson starts with photographs specific to Chinese immigrants, the teachers may elicit a discussion using photographs from any other immigrant groups, including personal photos. Students should be encouraged to bring in family photographs of themselves, their parents, grandparents or ancestors who have immigrated to the United States. Ultimately, the photographs can initiate a valuable and relevant discussion. Without any introduction, elicit from the students responses to the photograph. Describe what you see in the picture.