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A survey of the historical and the contemporary experiences of American Indians, Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics in the United States, and a study of immigration and post-immigration experiences of ethnic groups which contributed to the development of the US and the US "American." Last update: VYKOUKAL (01.02.2006)
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Required readings
Roger Daniels, Coming to America John Bodnar, The Transplanted Aldwyn Jones, American Immigration Donna Gabaccia, Immigration and American Diversity Anderson, Race, Class and Change in an Urban Community Werner Sollors, Beyond Ethnicity Mary Waters, Choosing Ethnic Identities in America Selected articles from: www.jstor.org Last update: VYKOUKAL (01.02.2006)
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1.Introduction, assignments Presentation topics assigned 2.Race, Nation, and Citizenship at the turn of the century The African-Americans, Native Americans 3. Immigrants for the Industrial Age "Old" and "New" Ethnic Groups 4.The Imperial Republic 5.Ethnic Emergence and Reaction, 1901-1929 6.Immigrant Restriction 7. Race and Art: Harlem Renaissance 8. Race Riots 9. New Ethnic Politics Beginnings of a Cosmopolitan Culture, Conceptions of Race, Ethnicity, and American Identity 10. Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1930-1964 Changing Meaning of Race 11. Racial and Ethnic Relations in America, 1965-2000 Yellow, Black, Red and Brown Power Movements 12. Review 13. Final test Last update: VYKOUKAL (01.02.2006)
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