unitedstatesofimmigrants

  You Are

A person or group that wants to increase U.S.-born Americans’ support for new immigrants

  The Problem

Viewing immigrants as outsiders, some Americans withhold their economic and social support, hindering immigrants’ integration into American society

  The Solution

Highlighting the similarities between Americans and immigrants increases Americans’ support of immigrants

  The Result

Immigrants more quickly and thoroughly integrate into American society, improving all Americans’ economic and social stability

How to Do This Activity (5 minutes)

Give U.S.-born Americans EITHER

1. A short survey about Americans’ common immigrant identity

OR

2. A paragraph about Americans’ common immigrant identity

3. Share your story about using this toolkit (optional)

OPTIONAL: If you want to evaluate the impact of this toolkit, give participants the pre-toolkit survey before doing the toolkit activities and the post-toolkit survey after doing the activities.

Content Developers

Katherine Sun

Emma Walker-Silverman

Alana Conner, Ph.D.

Sarah Lyons-Padilla, Ph.D.

Amedeo Tumolillo

Design Lead

Juli Sherry

Funders

Stanford Diversity Cabinet

Stanford Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

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