Japanese Americans and World War II
Watch this clip from a larger two-part interview with Dr. Kelli Nakamura on the experience of Japanese and […]
RI Social Studies Standards
Italian Immigration to the US in the Early 20th Century
This film details the history of Italian Immigration to the United States via steamship in the early 20th […]
Coming to America On Board the SS United States
Watch the oral history video that details what it was like immigrating to America from Germany post-WWII on […]
Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura
Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for a two-part discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship and the […]
Women and Minorities in Shipbuilding During the Second World War
Learning Objectives Rhode Island Social Studies Standards Inquiry Topic 4: World War II Compelling Question: Was the “good […]
Chinese and Japanese Immigration to America
Teaching Instructions: Rhode Island Social Studies Standards Common Core Standards Lesson Plan “Give me your tired, your poor, […]
Ida Lewis Lighthouse Keeper
SOCIAL STUDIES/TECHNOLOGY – Learn about the history of women lighthouse keepers, five of whom worked in Rhode Island. […]
The Floating Freedom School
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Objective: In the […]
Immigration Then & Now
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learning through oral history and primary sources, students will compare early immigration via steamship with […]
Desegregating the SS Columbia
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learn about racial tensions in Detroit, the fight to desegregate a ship, and how this […]
Italian Immigration to Providence
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learn about Italian Immigration to Providence. This film details the history of Italian Immigration […]