IRSH 3037 - The Immigrant Experience in America

Institution:

Manhattanville College

Subject:

Description:

An overview of American immigration history from early settlement to the present: the motives and patterns of early European and African settlement and the enactment of early exclusionist laws in the new republic; examination of the "first"great wave of 19th- century Irish, German, and later Asian immigrants and the impact of these groups on urban transportation and agricultural developments; a detailed look at the Ellis Island era of the "great migration" and its resultingimpact on industrialization; the onset of government restriction in the early 20th- century and modern refugee problems. Students will also explore current issues of assimilation, acculturation, cultural identity and multiculturalism in American society. ( Fall '07)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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