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Lesson Plan, Video Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Undocumented AA & Tereza Lee (3rd)

  • Grade Level 3rd-5th Grade
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Introduction

This lesson explores the experiences of undocumented Asian Americans, focusing on Tereza Lee, a Brazilian-born Korean American, and her role as the first DREAMer. Students will learn about immigration, the DREAM Act, and how the act has influenced the perspectives on undocumented immigrants, especially those brought to the U.S. as minors.

Essential Questions

  • Why do you think the DREAM Act focused on young, undocumented students who had been brought to the country as minors?

  • In what ways do they change the way undocumented immigration is viewed?