In reality, people move countries for varied reasons, and under many circumstances. With these songs, I hope to offer more than “one story,” so your students can connect to varied artistic voices and perspectives. If our resources are lopsided, just one story gets told: it’s easy for students to walk away assuming every undocumented immigrant has a similar back story, or that most immigrants are undocumented.
For other classrooms, the temptation to apply stereotypes and generalize is huge. If you have a large population of immigrant families, the topic obviously hits close to home. I think it’s hard to teach a unit on immigration. These shouldn’t be missed, so I’m devoting a whole post to them. And wow– I came across some amazing music. While researching for a post on immigration, I decided to look into songs. Inside: Spanish songs about immigration: a playlist.
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