Story and how to tell the story of the country in a way that neither sells a short the National Greatness or whitewashes our National Sins in our politics and what may be an unusual way and this book is clearly intended to speak the gist of the moment to hear about how to approach the questions. Wilfred mcclay is a national treasure. Hes first and foremost the chair of the university of oklahoma he is admired and loved by scores of students past and present and one of the great writers of American History. His book the self and society of modern america was just the best book in American Intellectual history. Its a students guide to u. S. History and why place matters, geography, identity and civic life in modern america acted in the service of the country he served for 11 years on the National Council of humanity is which is the Advisory Board of the National Endowment for the humanities. Hes a member of the u. S. Commission which i told you in order to challenge myself to pronounce t
Gates chinese immigration during the era 1882 1943, angel island, immigrate gateway to america and the making of asian america, history. At the Immigration History Research Center she has helped emerge immigration history with the digital humanities. She launched and oversees the National Endowment for the humanity immigration story project which works with recent immigrants and refugees to. Text, preserve and share the expenses. Her book, america for americans history of xena phobia in the United States is the subject of tonights talk. Please welcome erika lee. [applause] hi seattle, him so glad to be here. Im so glad to be back here at townhall, i was last here in 2010 before it was renovated. Am really happy to be back at a very glad that we begin this evening with the land acknowledgment i would like to repeat that land acknowledgment as i will discuss later xenophobia in xena global wheels and is tightly connected, native americans along with africanamericans were made into this c
You are watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors at the weekend. Tv, television for serious readers. She teaches American History at university is the wishes a professor, a Mcknight University professor, the rudolph chair in immigration history and the director of the immigration History Research center. Lee is the author of three awardwinning books in u. S. Immigration, americas gates, chinese immigration during the exclusionary era, 18821943, and angel island, gateway to america in the making of asian america, a history. At the immigration History Research center she has helped to merge immigration history with the digital humanities. She launched and oversees the National Endowment for the humanities funded immigration story project which works with recent immigrants and refugees to collect, preserve and share their experiences. Her book america for americans a history of xenophobia in the United States is the subject of tonight talk. Please welcome erika lee.
America army making the all volunteer force is beth bailey book from 2009. Her most recent an army of fire how the us army confronted its racial crisis in the vietnam era. We appreciate you spending a little time with us here on good morning, everyone. My name, happy saturday. Welcome. The immigration quota act. A century later, groups and long shadows. My name is magdalena marie nati and im a stay with Adolphus College in minnesota. Im currently the president of the Immigration History Society and i coedited with erika lee, a special issue of the journal of history on the origins and of 1924, from which this panel has drawn before. I introduce our presenters today i would like to briefly describe what the 1924 immigration act was. Those of you might not be familiar with it also being taped. So i think our audience will be really interested in that. The 1924 immigration act banned entry of most immigrants from because they were ineligible to naturalize it imposed. National origins quot
Good morning, everyone. My name, happy saturday. Welcome. The immigration quota act. A century later, groups and long shadows. My name is magdalena marie nati and im a stay with Adolphus College in minnesota. Im currently the president of the Immigration History Society and i coedited with erika lee, a special issue of the journal of history on the origins and of 1924, from which this panel has drawn before. I introduce our presenters today i would like to briefly describe what the 1924 immigration act was. Those of you might not be familiar with it also being taped. So i think our audience will be really interested in that. The 1924 immigration act banned entry of most immigrants from because they were ineligible to naturalize it imposed. National origins quotas on immigrants the eastern sphere to reduce immigration, eastern and Southern Europe and it several categories for exclusion and deportation. While policymakers under pressure from business interest in the southwest exempted im