Assignment:
READINGS:
A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki
Harvest of Empire by Gonzalez
Identify and discuss two (2) laws/policies that posed a challenge and/or discriminated against Chinese immigrants arriving to the United States during the 19th and/or 20th Centuries. Identify and discuss two (2) strategies, used by Chinese immigrants to resist the laws/policies you have discussed.
What population control policies were adopted in Puerto Rico throughout the 20th Century? Explain these policies. How did the U.S. (government, investors, or general population) benefit from these policies?
Identify and discuss the events or conditions in the country of origin leading
Salvadorian migration to the United States. Discuss the relationship between the United States and the events or conditions in the country of origin leading to migration.
According to Juan Gonzalez, what are two (2) reasons why Latino migration will continue in the 21st century? Explain the two (2) reasons why Latino migration will continue in the 21st century.
Readings:
1. Immigrants Old and New: Closing Borders of the Mind
By Oscar Handlin
2. Central Americans: Intervention Comes Home to Roost
By Marlo Gonzalez