537 eeec99ea-26ed-49a8-ae2d-8cb318444759 ImmigrationSyllabus: Essential topics, readings, and multimedia that ​provide historical context to current debates over immigration reform, integration, and citizenship Unknown calibre (7.1.0) [https://calibre-ebook.com] 2017-01-25T23:00:00+00:00 <div> <p>This syllabus seeks to provide historical context to current debates over immigration reform, integration, and citizenship. Many Americans have a romanticized idea of the nation’s immigrant past. In fact, America’s immigration history is more contested, more nuanced, and more complicated than many assume. Then, like now, many politicians, public commentators, critics, and media organizations have greatly influenced Americans’ understanding of immigration and the role that immigrants play in U.S. society. </p> <p>The syllabus follows a chronological overview of U.S. immigration history, but it also includes thematic weeks that cover salient issues in political discourse today such as xenophobia, deportation policy, and border policing. As there are many ways of teaching immigration history, the topics included here are not intended to be exhaustive. Rather, we have selected readings that directly offer historical context for understanding contemporary immigration politics and have proven useful in our teaching. We also include a short list of primary sources and multimedia to assist in teaching and learning. When available, we link to readings, documents, and teaching resources available online.</p> <p> </p> <p>Original link: https://immigrationsyllabus.lib.umn.edu/ </p></div> Immigration History Research Center & Immigration and Ethnic History Society en piratecareintroduction