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Review Immigration: human tissue of globalization Immigration: human tissue of globalization U.S. is country of immigrants U.S. is country of immigrants Origin countries have changed but reasons for coming have not Origin countries have changed but reasons for coming have not –economic (e.g., to seek jobs) –political (e.g., to escape war) –cultural (e.g., to flee religious prosecution)
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ReviewReview Immigration: human tissue of Immigration: human tissue of
globalizationglobalization
U.S. is country of immigrantsU.S. is country of immigrants
Origin countries have changed but Origin countries have changed but reasons for coming have notreasons for coming have not– economic (e.g., to seek jobs)economic (e.g., to seek jobs)– political (e.g., to escape war)political (e.g., to escape war)– cultural (e.g., to flee religious prosecution)cultural (e.g., to flee religious prosecution)
Review (cont’d)Review (cont’d)
Economic remittances (e.g., $$)Economic remittances (e.g., $$)
Political remittances (e.g., social-Political remittances (e.g., social-movement tactics)movement tactics)
Cultural remittances (e.g., notions Cultural remittances (e.g., notions of romantic love)of romantic love)
Melting Pot to Mosaic?Melting Pot to Mosaic?
Common to argue there’s been a Common to argue there’s been a shiftshift
We’ll argue both have strengthenedWe’ll argue both have strengthened
New idea of “humanity” provides New idea of “humanity” provides base for more specialized identitiesbase for more specialized identities
The New Mosaic: The New Mosaic: Discovering EthnicityDiscovering Ethnicity
The New Mosaic: The New Mosaic: Discovering EthnicityDiscovering Ethnicity
Between 1990 and 2008, the U.S. Between 1990 and 2008, the U.S. AI/AN population increased by 65 AI/AN population increased by 65 percent, from 2.0 to 3.3 million percent, from 2.0 to 3.3 million
– (Indian Health Service)(Indian Health Service)
The Traditional View: Us The Traditional View: Us (Humans) and Them (Humans) and Them (Animals)(Animals)
““The The XX are animals,” he says. are animals,” he says. “They are less than human. They “They are less than human. They are savage beasts….[T]he are savage beasts….[T]he XX do do not love. They hate. They should not love. They hate. They should be destroyed. We should put fire be destroyed. We should put fire to them.”to them.”
-from -from Harper’s MagazineHarper’s Magazine October 2001 October 2001
The New Melting Pot: A The New Melting Pot: A “Human” Species “Human” Species Domain: EukaryotaDomain: Eukaryota Kingdom: AnimaliaKingdom: Animalia Phylum: ChordataPhylum: Chordata Class: MammaliaClass: Mammalia Order: PrimatesOrder: Primates Family: HominidaeFamily: Hominidae Genus: Genus: HomoHomo Species: Species: H. sapiensH. sapiens Subspecies: Subspecies: H. s. sapiensH. s. sapiens
-Linnaeus 1758-Linnaeus 1758
The New Melting Pot: The New Melting Pot: “Human” Rights“Human” Rights
1948 Universal Declaration of 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)Human Rights (United Nations)
““Whereas recognition of the inherent Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the freedom, justice and peace in the world….”world….”
The New Melting The New Melting Pot:“World” War Pot:“World” War (Hiroshima 1945)(Hiroshima 1945)
The New Melting Pot: The New Melting Pot: “World” War (Hiroshima “World” War (Hiroshima 1945)1945)
The New Melting Pot: Planet The New Melting Pot: Planet Earth (1969)Earth (1969)
TourismTourism
Like immigration – human tissue Like immigration – human tissue of globalizationof globalization
Unlike immigration – typically Unlike immigration – typically links rich countries to other rich links rich countries to other rich countries rather than rich to poorcountries rather than rich to poor
Tourism Tourism (source: World Tourism (source: World Tourism Organization)Organization)