LC Subject Heading: Immigrants--Maine
Item 102784
Irish immigrants Margaret and Lawrence Newell on their porch, Portland, 1937
Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: 1937 Location: Portland; Tuam, Ireland Media: Photographic print
Item 102826
Portland milkman Peter W. Rowe, ca. 1900
Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland; Nova Scotia, Canada; Ireland Media: Photographic print
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Chinese/Chinese Americans in Maine and the U.S. including some of the factors that led to Chinese immigration to the U.S., the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a look into the xenophobia, racism, and discrimination many Chinese Americans have experienced and continue to experience, and the contributions of Chinese Americans to community life and culture in Maine.
