HIST216 — Immigration of Western Civilization
Add to Personal Bookmarks Number of History of Immigration in Western Civilization is a survey of the events and trends that have driven immigration in the Western Hemisphere from the discovery of the New Worlds through the present. An examination of the definition of what it means to be an American and the ethnicity in America. This course will cover specific events that have created the necessity to emigrate from a region, the personal desire to search for a new place in the world, and the forced immigration of groups due to external events beyond their control. It will focus on the dilemma of the immigrant arriving in a new land and on the implications of immigration for the region that opens its borders to immigrants. The course will consider legal and illegal immigration, quotas, amnesty, and assimilation in American culture. We will examine this topic from the days of building of the American nation and from the current issues created by the mass exodus from war-torn regions of the Middle East. Credit by exam available. (Fall) Three hours lecture each week. Three Credits. Three billable hours. Course
Prerequisites: ENGL101