The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child

Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.

Short Answer

What does it mean to be a migrant worker, and in what industries do migrant workers often work? How might migrant labor be related to the economy?

Teaching Suggestion: Depending on the variety of backgrounds and experiences in your classroom, an independent response followed by guided discussion may be one approach. It may be beneficial to share information from these and other resources.

• This resource from the National Farm Worker Ministry presents insights into educational challenges faced by migrant farm workers in the US and features links to other similar resources that might prove useful in this activity.
• This resource from the UN provides data, definitions, examples, and illustrative videos about the lives, journeys, and struggles of migrants internationally.
• This article from UN Women features information on female migrant workers in the Asia-Pacific—the contributions they make and the issues they face.
• This article from the ACLU explores relationships between immigrants and the economy.
• Consider sharing selected information from these relatively teacher-facing resources on the lives, livelihoods, economic impacts, and struggles of migrant workers: “