With this collection, created by RIM@SI co-chair Philippa Rappoport from the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, students can explore people's stories of moving to a new country or culture (both forced and voluntarily), and then walk, fly, or sail "a mile in their shoes" to imagine some of the challenges they encountered in moving to their new home. Along the way, they will consider how people’s migration journeys are similar and different from one another, what we can we learn from the many visible and invisible stories of migration around us, and perhaps how we can approach the sharing of stories of migration with understanding and compassion. 

After exploring these stories, students are prompted to write up their own family stories, using a variety of resources including a "Today I Am Here" homemade book, or PBS Learning Media's resources, "Digging at the Roots of Your Family Tree."

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Keywords: Re-imagining Migration