WEEK 7

World War II and the Cold War:  The Geopolitics of Immigration Reforms

How did international conflicts lead the United States to diminish the rights of individuals categorized as “enemy aliens”? How did foreign relations influence the reform of immigration and naturalization laws for groups who had faced near exclusion from the U.S. and had been denied access to citizenship?

 

 

Primary Sources

 

Multimedia

  • “A Family Gathering” (documentary film)
  • “America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference” (documentary film)
  • “Carlos Eire: A Cuban-American Searches For Roots” (podcast)
  • Densho: The Japanese Experience during WWII (multimedia website)
  • “How to Spot a Jap” (digitized book)
  • “War and Peace,” Episode 3,  The Latino Americans (documentary film)
  • “The Legacy of Heart Mountain” (documentary film)
  • “The Zoot Suit Riots” (documentary film)

 

WEEK 8

Family, Gender, and Sexuality

How does immigration impact gender and family relations?

How has immigration policy, gender inequality, and discrimination against LGBT immigrants affected the freedom to move and the immigrant experience?

 

 

Primary Sources

 

Multimedia