No Speak English
What's it like to move from a country and culture you love to a totally different culture where everyone speaks a language you don't understand?
Mamacita is a Mexican immigrant to the USA. Read about her in the short story "No Speak English" in your textbook, or read the shortcut version below first.
The War Without Borders
Americans help finance both sides of the Mexican drug war through illegal drug use and weapon smuggling. This short documentary is well worth seeing if you want to understand the "War Without Borders".
Textbook Tasks
Visual Material
Articles and Resources
Going Further
Links
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Sandra Cisneros - official site
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Ellis Island
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Ellis Island (History.com)
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"Melting pot" America (BBC)
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US Immigration
(us-immigration.com)