UWS 15A — From Sea to Shining Sea: Women Immigrants in America

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This course introduces students to the power of writing as a means of communication and a process of thinking and understanding. As students complete a series of writing assignments, they will engage in a process of reading, drafting, reviewing and revising, working in peer groups and individually with their instructors.
If your family is not from North America, you are related to a person who immigrated to this land. Immigration and immigration policy have become contentious topics in modern politics, but what are the historical origins of these policies? How have people who immigrated to the United States come to understand their identity and place in this nation? And how can we learn from the past to understand what has led to our current conversations on immigration?
In this course, students will learn about the history of immigration to the United States and study topics such as family reunification, wage labor, and legislative policy. Through historical texts, poetry, art and the award winning film Brooklyn, we will engage with the complicated issues surrounding female immigration to the United States. As a focus, we will examine why women migrated, and the ways in which they came to understand their identity as first-generation Americans. Gender, race, ethnicity, and religion will all be examined as we explore the innumerable ways in which women understood, and understand, immigration to the United States.
Caitlin Sackrison

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