Spanish - Immigration
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Inmigrante que alcanzó el éxito en Wall Street lanza libro para niños - A 2:37 min. advertisement for a children's book about immigration
Children's Literature
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Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado by Gloria Anzaldua - A bilingual Spanish-English children's book about undocumented immigrants
LEEMigramos: Ana la menonita migrante de Maxine Trottier - A 6:55 min. reading in Spanish of a book about German-speaking, Mennonite migrant workers that moved between Mexico and Canada
Libros infantiles inspirados en odiseas sobre migración y refugio
Luisa María una niña migrante | Serie Pichintún - A 6:19 min. animated video in Spanish in which a little girl tells the story of her immigration from Colombia to Chile and compares and contrasts the cultures of both places
MIGRACIÓN Y REFUGIADOS. La niña que quería escapar de su página - A 3:59 min. award-winning children's story from Spain that uses escaping from a page as a metaphor for migration
Migración y trabajo infantil: la historia de Camilo - A 1:44 min. animated video that narrates the story of a young child who works to help support his family
Migrantes - A 2:27 min. video of the wordless book by Issa Watanabe
Alternate version from Libros del Zorro Rojo Himno para migrantes version |
Migrants (Issa Watanabe) - sonorització amb narrador i música - A 4:44 min. video of the wordless book by Issa Watanabe with narration about the experiences of migrants overlaid in Spanish in children's voices
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Así narra la ilustradora Issa Watanabe su obra ‘Migrantes’ - A 3:04 min. video in which the illustrator explains in Spanish the thoughts she had while illustrating the book
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A beautiful children's book by Yuyi Morales written in clear, simple Spanish about the dreams of immigrants
Todos somos migrantes - A cute, 4:18 min. animated video in Spanish that uses a conversation between a little girl, her mother, and her Japanese grandmother to define "migrante" and explains why migrants are sometimes mistreated. The video concludes with three "activities" students can do to learn more about their family heritage.
Didactic Videos
AprendoTV - Ciencias Sociales 1° y 2° básico /Capítulo 15 - A 7:04 min. video in Spanish from Chile with sign language interpretation that explains the history of human migration and then outlines key contributions from different countries (mostly cultural products and a few practices)
La comunicación con los niños y niñas en el proceso de migración - A 2:55 min. animated video in Spanish in which a woman tells what she needed as a child from Venezuela immigrating to Peru
Inmigrantes en Argentina (1880 - 1930) - A 2:42 min. teacher-made video about immigration to Argentina in the 1800s
Migración, inmigración y emigración, explicación para niños. - A 3:25 min. teacher-made video in Spanish that explains the differences in the terms with visuals that make the input relatively comprehensible
Los padres migran, los hijos se quedan: ¿qué pasa con ellos? - A 2:17 min. animated video in Spanish produced by the BBC about the problems children experience when their parents immigrate and leave them behind
Documentary Shorts
El migrante cortometraje - A 9:42 min. short in Spanish with English subtitles about a little boy who sells gum, etc., to make money for his family in Mexico
Migrante - A 5:38 min. collaborative animated pro-immigration short created by 50 different animators based on real testimony from 11 different Latin American countries
Migrante - Cortometraje documental sobre la migración "al otro lado" - A 4:23 min. short that shows a caterpillar crossing a road and a forest in the face of dangers like dogs, trucks, etc. (intended as a metaphorical depiction of immigration)
Testimonios de migrantes afrodescendientes - Campaña "Soy Migrante" - OIM Argentina - A 6:46 min. documentary short in which various people introduce themselves in Spanish, tell how old they are and where they are from, then share a bit of their stories as immigrants of African descent from Colombia, Haiti, Senegal, Cabo Verde, etc., to various Argentina
La vida del INMIGRANTE, Reflexión. - A 3:19 min. video reflection in Spanish that uses the metaphor of a train to describe life as an immigrant and its impact on personal identity
Interviews
Jefferson. El sueño de un niño inmigrante - A 3:06 min. interview with a young boy about his life as an immigrant
La travesía de migrantes que cruzan con niños la frontera | Noticias Telemundo - A 2:11 min. interview in Spanish with parents from El Salvador, Honduras, etc., who are crossing the border into Texas with their children
Movie Trailers
Trailer Niños Inmigrantes HD - A 1:20 min. trailer for the movie in Spanish in which children who are immigrants tell their stories
Music Videos
Clandestino by Manu Chao - 3:01 minute music video
Nathalie Hazim - Inmigrante (Video con Letra Oficial) - A 3:33 min. music video in Spanish. Be sure to read the informational caption under the video title
Sueños americanos - 5:00 minute music video that begins with an interview in Spanish
News Reports
Cada vez hay más migrantes decididos a cruzar a EE.UU. | Noticias Telemundo - A 1:31 min. news report from 2022 showing a family who was rescued from drowning while trying to cross the Rio Bravo and who beg to be allowed into the U.S.
Inmigración - Inmigrantes indocumentados tendrían que esperar más de 20 años - Noticiero Univision - A 1:46 min. newscast about changes to immigration law (posted in 2013)
Las dramáticas imágenes de migrantes que intentan cruzar el Río Bravo: un padre se aferra a su niña - A 2:23 min. news report in Spanish on the subject produced by Univision in 2019
Las estudiantes inmigrantes en New Bedford necesitan atención para la ansiedad - A 2:01 min. news report in Spanish about the anxiety issues experienced by students who are immigrants in New Bedford, MA and how yoga is helping them to manage those issues
Maestra colombiana ayuda a niños inmigrantes a aprender ingles - A 3:29 min. news spotlight about a Colombian teacher who came to the U.S. as a young child and now teaches English to children who are immigrants
Mujeres migrantes - 3:22 minute clip that depicts problems faced by women who are migrants
Niña inmigrante narra entre lágrimas que se atrevió a cruzar la frontera sola para ver a su madre - A 3:05 min. news report in Spanish from Univision
Los niños migrantes viven entre el peligro y la inocencia | Noticias Telemundo - A 2:18 min. news report about migrant children
Si un niño ciudadano usa ayuda pública, ¿afecta la residencia permanente de sus padres inmigrantes? - A 2:11 min. news report from Univision about whether or not children who are U.S. citizens who use public assistance can affect the permanent residence of their immigrant parents
Un joven inmigrante, entre sollozos, a un militar español: "¡Traten de entendernos" - An 2:39 min. emotional video of a 16-year-old boy swimming to shore, fleeing immigration agents, and trying to climb a wall before being apprehended
Poetry
"Si tú supieras", de Junior (Poesía) - Juan Ruiz - A 1:17 min. poem in Spanish that explains how people would treat immigrants differently if they only knew more about their lives/sacrifices
Public Service Announcements
Los prejuicios contra los inmigrantes - 0:31 second public service announcement that showcases prejudices against immigrants
Videos About Immigration Law/Legal Issues
Niños tienen que ser sus propios abogados en las cortes de inmigración - A touching 2:28 min. video of a judge questioning Spanish-speaking children in English (with Spanish subtitles) about whether or not they know what a lawyer is and if they have one or not
¿Cómo explicar a un niño cuáles son los derechos de los inmigrantes? - A 2:18 min. news report produced by Univision in 2018 that explains how coloring books are being used to teach children of immigrants about their rights
Inmigración: qué pasa con los niños que llegan solos a la frontera de EE.UU. - A 2:06 min. video of text in Spanish set to music and images of children who are immigrants that explains the legal issues involved in processing their legal cases
Niños temen ser deportados en audiencia ante un juez de inmigración en EEUU - A 2:25 min. news report of Guatemalan children explaining how they feel before going before a judge re: their deportation cases (read the notes under the video for more information)
¿Hay abogados de inmigración gratuitos? | Noticias | Noticias Telemundo - A 1:57 min. news report produced by Noticias Telemundo in 2017 that explains how to find a free immigration lawyer
Pedagogical Resources (not necessarily culturally authentic)
The Job - 3:00 minute video in English that parodies the plight of many immigrant workers seeking employment