Each student will research a specific topic relating to ethnicity or immigration in American culture and write a research paper on the topic. THE FOCUS OF THE PAPER SHOULD EXAMINE A QUESTION(S) OR A PROBLEM(S) -- e.g.
How did ethnic organizations impede Polish assimilation into mainstream American culture? How and why did employment opportunities change for female Irish immigrants from the 1840s through the 1880's? How and why did the arguments for English as the official language of the United States respond to changes in immigration by particular groups?