AMST0175A-S16
Immigrant America
Immigrant America
In this course we will trace American immigration history from the late 19th to the turn of the 21st century, and examine the essential place immigration has occupied in the making of modern America and American culture. The central themes of this course will be industrialization and labor migrations, aftermaths of wars and refugees, constructions of racial categories and ethnic community identities, legal defining of "aliens" and citizenship, and diversity in immigrant experiences. To explore these themes, we will engage a range of sources including memoirs, novels, oral histories, and films.
In this course we will trace American immigration history from the late 19th to the turn of the 21st century, and examine the essential place immigration has occupied in the making of modern America and American culture. The central themes of this course will be industrialization and labor migrations, aftermaths of wars and refugees, constructions of racial categories and ethnic community identities, legal defining of "aliens" and citizenship, and diversity in immigrant experiences. To explore these themes, we will engage a range of sources including memoirs, novels, oral histories, and films.
- Term:
- Spring 2016
- Location:
- Axinn Center 100(AXN 100)
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-2:45pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 15, 2016 to May 16, 2016)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Rachael Joo
- Subject:
- American Studies
- Department:
- Program in American Studies
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- HIS NOR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- HIST0175A-S16
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22242
- Subject Code:
- AMST
- Course Number:
- 0175
- Section Identifier:
- A