Immigration to America

Catalog description

This course examines the impact of immigration and ethnicity on American culture. It covers both the immigrant experience as well as the emergence of ethnic identities, communities, and customs. The course also analyzes the politics of immigration, nativist backlash to immigration, and the ways in which ethnicity has transformed notions of class, gender, nationalism, popular culture, and race. We will study the global economics of immigration, the politics of identity, and the impact that multiculturalism has had on American ethnicity. Course Attributes: Historical Perspectives, Peace & Justice Studies Minor College of Arts & Sciences History