Author Archives: Peter Catapano
For Wednesday, December 13
Please read Nancy Foner, The Golden Age of Immigration and bring the Reading Q’s I handed out in class today. (You can find a copy of the article in Course Reader 13.) We will also go over the Final Exam … Continue reading
Wednesday 11/22 Class, The State of Arizona (2014)
Any student who wishes to see me regarding your bibliography or your essay, please come to my office hours on Wednesday from 1-2. In addition, I will be in my class from 2:30 to 3:15. Please watch the a documentary … Continue reading
Mexican Railroads and Immigration to the US
By the 1890s, construction of railroad lines that connected southern and northern Mexico were completed. These lines connected with American transcontinental railroad lines at border cities like El Paso, Texas. These railroad lines made movement for Mexican immigrants much more … Continue reading
Research Workshop, In-class on Wednesday, Nov. 15
On Wednesday, we will have a workshop in class on research. Please watch the following short YouTube clip on Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources: Also take a look at this PrimarySecondaryTertiaryGeneralChart and please either print or have access to copy for class … Continue reading
Topic for your Essay – Due Tuesday, November 7
Provide the following information: Relationship of interviewee to you What is his or her nation of origin When did the immigrate. Please give this info as a comment to this post. DUE TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 7 This assignment is worth 5 … Continue reading
A Family Gathering – Please watch last ten minutes!!!
Today I want to spent sometime going over the reliability of immigration sources. While oral history has many advantages over other sources if want to know what “really happened,” it also depends on the personal memory of our witnesses. After … Continue reading
For Wednesday, Oct 18
Please read and have access to a copy of Lee Chew, The Biography of a Chinaman and Helen Clark, The Chinese of New York. Both articles are in Course Packet 6 on Blackboard. Also a reminder that the review sheet for … Continue reading
Island of Hope, Island of Fear
Today we will begin watching a short documentary about Ellis Island. The documentary was made in 1989 and uses actual footage of Ellis Island and the narration of immigrants who had been processed there during the great wave of immigration … Continue reading
For Monday, Oct 2
We will continue with “First Wave” immigration. There will be an open note quiz primarily on the reading material from Wednesday. Please also read the “Nativist Press” and the book review of How the Irish became White for Course Reader … Continue reading
For Wednesday, 9/27
Please begin reading course packet #4, “The First Wave.” Read the two Library of Congress descriptions of Irish and German immigration first. Please read the primary document “Tide of Irish Emigration” and “Castle Garden” for Wed. Read the rest of … Continue reading
