Making Americans

<b>A landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past, present, and personal into an inspiring vision for how America can educate immigrant students</b><br><br>Setting out from her classroom, Jessica Lander takes the reader on a powerful and urgent journey to understand what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans. A compelling read for everyone who cares about America’s future, <i>Making Americans</i> brims with innovative ideas for educators and policy makers across the country.<br><br><b>Lander brings to life the history of America’s efforts to educate immigrants through rich stories, including these:</b><br>-The Nebraska teacher arrested for teaching an eleven-year-old boy in German who took his case to the Supreme Court<br>-The California families who overturned school segregation for Mexican American children<br>-The Texas families who risked deportation to establish the right for undocumented children to attend public schools<br><br><b>She visits innovative classrooms across the country that work with immigrant-origin students, such as these:</b><br>-A school in Georgia for refugee girls who have been kept from school by violence, poverty, and natural disaster<br>-Five schools in Aurora, Colorado, that came together to collaborate with community groups, businesses, a hospital, and families to support newcomer children.<br>-A North Carolina school district of more than 100 schools who rethought how they teach their immigrant-origin students<br><br><b>She shares inspiring stories of how seven of her own immigrant students created new homes in America, including the following:</b><br>-The boy who escaped Baghdad and found a home in his school’s ROTC program<br>-The daughter of Cambodian genocide survivors who dreamed of becoming a computer scientist<br>-The orphaned boy who escaped violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and created a new community here<br><br><i>Making Americans</i> is an exploration of immigrant education across the country told through key historical moments, current experiments to improve immigrant education, and profiles of immigrant students. <i>Making Americans</i> is a remarkable book that will reshape how we all think about nurturing one of America’s greatest assets: the newcomers who enrich this country with their energy, talents, and drive.