1. Coming to America
Your History

2. This project is in two parts
Report = 50 points
Presentation = 50 points

3. Report = 50 points The U.S. is a nation of immigrants
Your project is about your familial roots
It is to include the country you and/or your family (ancestors) came from
Their struggles
Stories about their trip to the U.S.
If your family comes from more than one country pick one or two

4. Report = 50 points
Your report is based on your family’s experiences in the US
What country did you and/or your family come from
Tell me a little about the country’s geography, climate, and physical features. Include any civil strife and turmoil it has faced or is facing.

5. Report = 50 points
What are some of the customs, traditions and celebrations of your former country? Which traditions/customs/celebrations do you and your family observe?

6. Report = 50 points
Explain the types of food or traditional dishes your former country? What is your favorite dish? Include a recipe and/or a story behind the dish.

7. Report = 50 points
Any family struggles to get here? Did your father arrive first then bring your family? Historical persecution, fleeing civil strife, etc.

8. Report = 50 points
Once you arrived in the US how did your family survive? Did they have a rough job, did they live with relatives for a while, etc. How do you feel about their immigration to the US and what they went through? You can include story of an ancestor.

9. Report = 50 points
Any success stories in your family? Will you be the first to go to college? You may include anything you feel is a success story.
YOU SHOULD INTERVIEW YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, OTHER RELATIVES, GUARDIANS, YOU CAN LOOK UP YOUR FAMILY CREST AND/OR RESEARCH YOUR LAST NAME.

10. Report = 50 points Specifics AT LEAST 2 pages long Typed 12 point font
Double spaced
MLA format

11. Presentation = 50 points
You will present orally to the class…preferably in groups. You must pick four things from your report to share
This will be a “MULTICULTURAL GATHERING” with food (e.c.) arts, crafts, heirlooms, dress, music, videos and any other artifacts, pictures, etc. you would like to share.