Access International Business Institute Immigration, Race and Ethnicity Discussion

By the end of the module, you will be able to…

• Differentiate between the experiences of turn-of-the-century immigrants and post-1965 immigrants to the United States
• Explain the model minority myth
• Analyze the problems posed for society by the model minority myth
• Discuss the various ways that immigrants contribute to American society and American culture
• Examine immigration to the United States in relation to employment rates and crime rates
• Describe immigrant participation in civil society
• Explain the concept of optional ethnicities

To Do

1. Read: Immigration Readings
2. Watch: Immigrant Comparison Video Lecture
3. Review: Immigrant Comparison Revised PowerPoint
4. Watch: Immigrant Families Video Lecture
5. Review: Immigrant Families 2 PowerPoint
6. Read: Model Minority Myth Lecture
7. Watch: Kyung Yoon – Model Minority Video
8. Watch: Model Minority Myth – University of Illinois at Chicago Video
9. Read: Mary Waters: Optional Ethnicities Article
10. Watch: Optional Ethnicities Video Lecture
11. Read: Optional Ethnicities 2 PowerPoint
12. Participate in Discussion Board
13. Complete and Review Module 4 Study Guide
14. Take Quiz (10 Questions)
15. Write and Submit Response Essay #2

Deliverables

1. Immigration Discussions

Read and watch news coverage about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. Given what we have studied in this module, discuss your perception of DACA and what should be done about the approximately 800,000 individuals who are enrolled in the program. Find information about the DACA program in terms of wages, labor force participation, poverty and mental health outcomes for DACA enrolled individuals and as well as those eligible for DACA. You must start 1 thread and respond to 3 classmates.

• and 3 peer response on this discussion

2. Module 4 Quiz

3. Response Essay #2

For this response essay, you must critically examine at least 4-5 readings from Modules 3 and 4. Do not simply reflect on the readings, but also critically deconstruct and evaluate the authors’ larger arguments. You should interrogate the authors’ theses as well as provide in-depth analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ arguments. You can also build on previous knowledge by making connections among the readings and/or connecting what you have learned in the readings to course material from other classes. In addition, you should examine your subjectivities in relation to your thoughts about the readings. For example, how do your race, class, gender, age, etc., impact the way that you evaluate the merits and deficiencies of the authors’ larger arguments. Your response essays must synthesize at least 4-5 readings read in Modules 3 and 4.Each response essay should be about 5 pages in length. Please cite course materials frequently (at least 3 citations per page) and include a works cited page.

Discussion Boards (5)

You will participate in 5 discussions related to course topics. A new question will be posted to the discussion board each week covering that week’s assigned readings, videos, podcasts, and topics. You will be expected to post 1 initial response to the question and comment on at least 3 other classmate’s posts. The initial response should be about 2 paragraphs. Each comment should be about 1 paragraph in length.

Response Essays (2)

During the course of this class, you are asked to write 2 response essays, each based on 2 modules. A response essay must critically examine the assigned readings for the 2 modules. Do not simply reflect on the readings, but also critically deconstruct and evaluate the authors’ larger arguments. You should interrogate the authors’ theses as well as provide in-depth analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ arguments. You can also build on previous knowledge by making connections among the readings and/or connecting what you have learned in the readings to course material from other classes. In addition, you should examine your subjectivities in relation to your thoughts about the readings. For example, how do your race, class, gender, age, etc., impact the way that you evaluate the merits and deficiencies of the authors’ larger arguments. Your response essays should synthesize most of the readings due for the 2 modules you are examining. This does not mean that you must discuss all readings read during the course of 2 weeks. It does mean, however, that you should discuss at least 4-5 readings read during the 2 weeks. Each response essay should be about 5 pages in length. Please cite course materials frequently (at least 2-3 citations per page) and include a works cited page.