Revised Schedule of Activities & Assignments: midterm to final

AEH / Andrews – Fall 2012           Schedule of Activities & Assignments

Please note that this schedule is tentative and may change as our semester evolves.

October 22

One-on-one midterm status review. Documentary “The Other Side of Immigration”

October 24

“The Other Side of Immigration” continued.

October 26

Midterm recap. Key themes of “Other Side.” Nativism.

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 10

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October 29

Evolution of citizenship and voting rights for African Americans… abolition of slavery, Jim Crow, lynching, election of 2012. Document Analysis #2 assigned.

DUE… READING: See class website for links to online readings

October 31

Evolution of citizenship and voting rights for African Americans… abolition of slavery, Jim Crow, lynching, election of 2012. Document Analysis #2 status check.

November 2

Migration in Prosperity, Depression & War.

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 11; also, Document Analysis #2

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November 5

From the New World, esp. Mexican Americans. Second Mini Research Project assigned

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 12

November 7

From the New World, esp. Mexican Americans, continued. Changing the Rules.

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 13

November 9

Evolution of Cesar Chavez as a political voice for change.

DUE… READING: See class website for links to online readings.

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November 12

Asian Americans in the 20^th & 21^st centuries.

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 14

November 14

Caribbeans, Central Americans and Soviet Jews

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 15

November 16

Edwidge Danticat, “Boat People.”

DUE… READING: Read the poem “Boat People” and watch the interview of the author at  http://womensvoicesforchange.org/poetry-friday-edwidge-danticat-voices-haiti-always.htm

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November 19

The 1980s and Beyond

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 16

November 21

Thanksgiving traditions in an ethnically diverse USA

DUE… Thanksgiving Preflection

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November 26

Immigration in an increasingly global world.

DUE… READING: Daniels, chapter 17

November 28

The lingering desire for Anglo conformity… is the US ready for “the browning of America”?

DUE… READING: Google the term “the browning of America.” Read 2 items that come up in that search. Be prepared to discuss those items in class.

November 30

Semester review and preparation for the Final Exam.

DUE… Second Research Paper

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December 3

Final Exam.

December 5

Project presentations.

December 7

Project presentations.

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