What's New About the New Immigrants?

Nancy Foner
Department of Sociology, Hunter College, City University of New York
A hundred years ago a massive wave of immigration dramatically changed the United States. Today, a similar influx is again transforming the nation. In what ways is history being repeated? And what - and how much-- is different from the past? The talk will explore both parallels and contrasts between immigration then and now as well as ways that the legacy of the past has helped to shape the immigrant experience --and reaction to immigration--today.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
4:00 pm
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum