AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, Upper Class, Indentured Servant
Document Summary
Race the assumption of differences based on real or imagined characteristics. Links exterior traits with inferiority or internal character. System of dividing population for political use = power. Racism assume someone is inferior or superior to you based on their race. Ethnicity a group that has something in common, like culture, skin color, or religion. Nationality where you are from/where you are born. Gov placed identities on people, defined them themselves. Creation of the other racial and ethnic hierarchies. Groups move up and down, countries have dif hierarchies. History of immigration: formative wave english people. Irish, jews, germans come over in small numbers: first wave 1830-1880, irish germans and chinese come over. Italy, greece, poland, czechs, russian jews, russian christians, japanese. 1st immigration act 1921 limiting from 1 million ito 160,000. Let in 1 million+, everyone comes, esp hispanic groups. Pull factor makes them want to come. Process of emigration decision to leave or not leave.
