ANTH 288 - Immigrant America: Then and Now

Second Semester.  The beginning and end of the twentieth century mark two periods of large-scale immigration to the United States, each bringing profound changes to the character of the nation. From 1900 until 1924, millions of newcomers from southern and eastern Europe arrived. Immigration since 1965 has drawn people mostly from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. This course examines the history of immigration to the United States and then compares the two periods of immigration in terms of social, economic, and cultural consequences, assimilation and cultural persistence, linguistic and environmental implications, immigration advocacy  and resistance, welfare and entrepreneurship, and immigrant communities in relationship to the rest of the nation, particularly to African Americans. 

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Anth 101 or prior work in American History or Sociology

Enrollment Limit: 30

Mr. Glazier

Credits: 3