| A | B |
| immigrant | person who moves to another country to live |
| descendant | someone born into a certain family line |
| ancestor | person from whom one is descended |
| heritage | beliefs, traditions, history passed from one generation to the next |
| ethnic | related to characteristics of race, origin, culture |
| racism | prejudice against people based on color |
| diversity | variety |
| immigration quota | limit on number of immigrants |
| genealogy | names and history of a family |
| refugee | person leaving a country due to bad conditions, such as war |