8/13/2019 Essay Assignment Midterm

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LSP 200

Midterm Essay Assignment

Degrees of Continuity and Change in Arab American Experiences

A government commission on diversity in a maor city is organi!ing an exhibition about Arab

Americans in the past and present"day #nited States$ %ne of the maor goa&s of the exhibition isto capture both the continuities and changes in Arab Americans' presence from the &ate

nineteenth century through today( but commission members do not agree on )hether there hasbeen a greater degree of continuity or change in Arab American history and experience$

As a specia&ist in this subect( you have been assigned to )rite a detai&ed paper that ta*es intoconsideration Arabs' immigration history into the #$S$ as )e&& as the history of Arab Americans'

racia& c&assification and identification$ +his assignment as*s, -hat are some *ey continuities

and changes in Arab Americans' presence in the #$S$ since the &ate nineteenth or ear&y t)entieth

century unti& today. /as there been a greater degree of continuity or change in past and present"day Arab American experiences. n order to ans)er these 1uestions( you must,

$3 DESC45E 6 DE+AL t)o main aspects of pre"-- Arab immigrants' position in the#$S$ and t)o main aspects of post"-- Arab immigrants' position in the #$S$$ C%MPA4E and

A6AL78E ho) the *ey aspects of each immigrant )ave's position represent continuity and9or

change in the Arab American experience$

2$3 DESC45E 6 DE+AL ho) the #$S$ government racia&&y c&assified Arab Americans and

ho) Arab Americans racia&&y identified themse&ves in the first ha&f of the t)entieth century and

in the second ha&f of the t)entieth century to today$ C%MPA4E and A6AL78E ho) theseexamp&es of racia& identification represent continuity and9or change among Arab Americans$

:$3 5ased on parts one and t)o above( 4E;LEC+ on the fo&&o)ing 1uestions, /as there been agreater degree of continuity or change in past and present"day Arab American experiences.

-hat is one *ey aspect of Arab American experiences that has continued or changed from the

&ate nineteenth or ear&y t)entieth century unti& today.

n composing the paper( you must on&y use the readings assigned in this course$ Students can use

c&ass &ectures( fi&ms( and discussions( but they must direct&y use course readings 00 )ords$ +he paper mustbe )ritten in 2 point +imes 6e) 4oman font( doub&e"spaced( and )ith margins not exceeding

one inch$ P&ease consu&t the )riting guide&ines handout for more information on ho) tocompose the essay$ Disregarding the writing guidelines will result in a lower grade.

DUE: At the beginning of c&ass on WEDNESDAY, May 1st