Assignment:
Compare and contrast post-1965 immigration patterns with earlier eras
The passage of the 1965 Immigration Act signified a shift in thinking about immigration, race, and ethnicity in the United States. While there have been many new laws since then, our current immigration patterns still largely follow the regulations set forth in the 1965 act, changing the demographic makeup of the United States.
The 1965 law was also passed in the midst of the Cold War, which drove a new flow of refugees fleeing persecution to the United States from the 1950s through the 1990s.
In a post of at least 250 words consider the following:
How did the 1965 Immigration Act and the Cold War change patterns of immigration to the United States?
Choose at least one of the groups of post-1965 immigrants discussed in Takaki to focus on in detail - how did their experiences compare and contrast to immigrant groups of earlier eras?