HIST 384: Immigration in America

Course Description

This course examines immigration to the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present. Topics covered include the economic and social impact of immigration on the host society, and challenges of adjustment experienced by immigrant populations. Readings and supporting activities address social constructions of race and ethnicities, nativism, the right to citizenship, immigrant labor, and the assimilation/acculturation theories from Anglo conformity to multiculturalism. (OC).