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Racial and Ethnic Relations
California State University, Sacramento

 

 

Unit 1: Getting Started

Unit 2: Prejudice/Discrimination

Unit 3: European Immigrants

Unit 4: Asian Immigrants

Unit 5: Mexican Americans 

Unit 6: African Americans 

Unit 7: Native Americans 

Unit 8: Recent Immigrants/The Future 

Unit 3: European Immigrants

Unit Goals and Objectives

 

  • You should know the processes by which the Anglo American society was established and waves of immigrants followed.
  • Reflect upon your ethnic background: Have you retained much of ethnic culture? Do you associate mostly with members of your own ethnic group?
  • Observe racial and ethnic groupings on and off campus.

Lecture Notes

 

 

Assigned Readings

 Text: Chapters 3-4

 Weeks 4-5

Activities

 

 

 

Exercises

 

Discussion Groups (COW)

 Topics for discussion:

  • Do you think Anglos deserve the status they have established?
  • Why should we study about the history? What do we learn from the history of this nation?
  • Do you think the hardships experienced by European immigrants are comparable to those suffered by African Americans, Native Americans or Mexican Americans?

 

Web Resources

 Irish American Historical Society
German Americans
Italian Americans
Jewish Americans

 

 

Library Resources

 

 

Assessment

 

 


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