AS AM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Asian Americans, Cable Act, Geary Act

• School: UCSB
• Department: Asian American Studies
• Course: AS AM 2
• Professor: John S.W.Park

Document Summary

Sharing sovereignty - the importance of determining citizenship. Thousands who converted to christianity and lived amongst white ppl were counted as citizens. Those in tribes and did not conventionally hold land were not considered citizens. Dred scott was not allowed to be a citizen eventhough he went to the northern states. Does not render them a full american citizen by simply crossing the border. Common understand: not christian/protestant, then not a us citizen. Poor ppl have less political power (tilt against race, gender, and. Were in horrible condition due to potato famine. Shows that if jewish ppl kept coming, the us would stop being a christian nation. Been argued that us is a land of immigrants. Most of american history has been limiting against the immigration of ppl to the us. Those who did not speak english were not welcome or considered citizens. Complaining about irish ppl and too many irish ppl.