HISTORY 15F Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wok, Manila Galleon, Cristeta Comerford
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Week 4a-b: not every group"s diet is created equal: immigrants who did not transplant a cuisine to us: thesis. Immigration is the most effective vehicle for the global transplantation of cuisines. Since the 19 th century, it has significantly enriched the gastronomical landscape of america: but this does not mean that immigration from every country has resulted in the transfer of a cuisine to the gastronomical map of america. Immigrants from some countries have not brought a cuisine to the dining map of mainstream america because of the lack of a well-developed culinary tradition. In addition, there are more profound historical and socioeconomic reasons. Significance of irish immigration (1) numerical significance (a) the second largest ancestry in the united states in terms of country of origin in 2010. (2) historical significance (a) the first major non-anglo and non-protestant immigrant group in the united. Seeking whiteness: the increasing presence of the irish complicated race and class relations in.
