Presentation Schedule

2 December:
7:10 Candice
7:30 Annie
7:50 Joelle

8:10-8:30 Break

8:30 Armig
8:50 Mallory
9:10 James
9:30 Marianne, plans for research?

9th December:
7:00 Liliana
7:20 Nicole
7:40 Kim
8:00 Shirley

8:20-8:30 Break

8:30 Shirley
8:50 Christina
9:10 Gabby
9:30 Joe

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#1/ 26 August

Class Introduction & Discussion-Individual Topics

1) What, in your opinion, are the major Immigration Issues of our day?

2) In various periods of American history, what have been the stated and/or assumed characteristics desired of immigrants? How do these traits differ from the actual treatment and opportunities found by immigrants?

3) What aspects of Immigration History do you find most signficant?

Introduction to Class

Bring to Class Three Significant Contemporary Issues Regarding Immigration

Reading: "State of the Field" in the Journal of American Ethnic History (Read this week, we will discuss throughout class)

#2/ 2 September

American Traditions

Reading: David Roediger, Wages of Whitenss and Mae Ngai, "Architecture of Race" in the Journal of American History

Work Due: Assigned Discussion Lead (Questions, Precis), Precis on "State of the Field," Beginning Proposal: Question & Primary Sources

#3/ 9 September

Reading: John Bodnar, The Transplanted and Anzia Yezierska, Bread Givers

Work Due: Assigned Discussion Lead (Questions, Precis), Second Proposal Draft

#4/ 16 September

Reading: Nayan Shaw, Contagious Divides and Jade Snow Wong, Fifth Chinese Daughter

Work Due: Assigned Discussion Lead (Questions, Precis), Third Proposal Draft

#5/ 23 September

Reading: Linda Gordon, The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction and Frances E. Tywoniak and Mario T. Garcia, Migrant Daughter: Coming of Age as a Mexican American Woman

Work Due: Assigned Discussion Lead (Questions, Precis), Final Proposal

#6/ 30 September - No Class, Research Time

#7/ 7 October

Reading: MatthewFrye Jacobson, Barbarian Virtues and Kiyo Sato, Kiyo's Story

Work Due: Assigned Discussion Lead (Questions, Precis)

#8/ 14 October

Reading: Immigration & Eugenics (articles/ documents)

Work Due: Assigned Discussion Lead (Questions, Precis)

#9/ 21 October

Scheduled Appointments/ Office Hours

Work Due: Historiographic Paper on Immigration History

#10/ 28 October

Scheduled Appointments/ Office Hours

#11/ 4 November

Scheduled Appointments/ Office Hours

#12/ 11 November - Veteran's Day Holiday

#13/ 18 November - Individual Meetings-In Office

Work Due: Rough Draft by this Date

#14/ 25 November - Thanksgiving Break Holiday

#15/ 2 December - Individual Presentation of Research Findings

Work Due: Assigned Presentations

#16/ 9 December - Individual Presentation of Research Findings, Top Contemporary Immigration Issues

Work Due: Assigned Presentations & Research Paper Due