In 2010, the Southern Poverty Law Center interviewed 150 immigrant women who left Latin American nations in search of a better life in the United States. Most of them landed in physically crippling, low-paying jobs that make our lives easier but have rendered them voiceless and invisible.
Their stories, and the circumstances in which they live and work, are profiled in the report, Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry [2].
Based on issues raised in the report, Teaching Tolerance developed seven theme-based lessons. The lessons meet selected curriculum standards for language arts, economics, history, government and geography for grades 7-12.
These lessons can help students better understand the impact on their lives of undocumented immigrants, like the women who share their stories in the report:
For the teacher's guide as a booklet, click here for a PDF [10].
Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/overview/images/farworker.jpg
[2] http://www.splcenter.org/foodreport
[3] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/recognizing-undocumented
[4] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/economics-risk
[5] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/motivation-movement
[6] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/family-ties
[7] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/paying-their-health
[8] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/vital-work
[9] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/acting-locally
[10] http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/Injustice_study_guide_web_0.pdf