HIST 360 - U.S. Immigration & Ethnicity

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

History

Description:

This course traces successive waves of immigration to the United States, beginning in the 1840s and continuing to the present day. It examines American attitudes and responses to immigration over the generations, including laws governing immigration and citizenship, and the various immigrant reactions to these. It also examines community building among various immigrant populations and the ethnic groups this ultimately gave rise to. In this regard, the course explores immigrant and ethnic religion, education, politics, patterns of work and sociability, and attitudes toward assimilation.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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