| Unit 7: The Nation Changes |
| Chapter 17: The Nation is Industrialized |
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| Health |
| The Handbook of Texas Online: Jovita Idar |
| Jovita Idar was a teacher, journalist, and political activist who helped Mexican Americans in the early 1900s. Learn more about her work with this short biography. |
| http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/II/fid3.html |
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| Social Studies |
| Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement |
| This site has many biographies of key people in the history of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. The timeline is a chronology of Mexican-American and American history. Look in the year 1911 to see how the work of Jovita Idar fits into the big picture of Chicano history. |
| http://chicano.nlcc.com/index.html |
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| Social Studies |
| FAIR - U.S. Immigration History |
| This site has a wealth of data and information regarding immigration to the United States. Start by selecting an immigration issue, to find informational links. |
| http://www.fairus.org/ |
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| Social Studies |
| History Channel.com |
| You can experience Ellis Island through this online exhibit featuring audio interviews, timelines, and more. The timeline includes information for each period selected. |
| http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html |
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| Social Studies |
| Jovita Idar |
| You can read a short biography of Jovita Idar and learn more about the Mexican Revolution which her families' newspaper supported. |
| http://infoplease.com/ipa/A0886845.html |
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| Social Studies |
| The New Americans |
| To begin your journey into the study of American immigration click on "Immigration: America's Story." Here you will find an introduction and an interactive timeline of American immigration. Other paths you can take will allow you to experience a citizenship test, browse through a list of notable immigrants, and more. |
| http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/index.html |
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