{"id":139,"date":"2012-11-23T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T19:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/hi320\/?p=139"},"modified":"2016-06-23T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T13:27:47","slug":"last-course-unit-citizenship-immigration-and-identity-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/hi320\/last-course-unit-citizenship-immigration-and-identity-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Course Unit: Citizenship, Immigration and Identity today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our last unit, we&#8217;ll be presenting our research to one another, and discussing the current state of citizenship, voting rights, and immigration\/naturalization policy. Now that you understand the history, you can participate in these current debates with greater insight.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2012\/06\/14\/inside-the-world-of-the-illegal-immigrant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"TimeCover14Jun2012\" src=\"http:\/\/img.timeinc.net\/time\/magazine\/archive\/covers\/2012\/1101120625_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a>Monday 11\/26<\/strong> &#8211; our last group of soapboxes, and a discussion of the &#8220;Silent New Deal&#8221; that came after the fervor of the Civil Rights Movement. Reading: Good Citizen p. 264-287 and Right to Vote p. 217-233.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 11\/28<\/strong> &#8211; Citizens vs. &#8220;Illegals.&#8221; Reading: RV 246-257 + Vargas, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/26\/magazine\/my-life-as-an-undocumented-immigrant.html\">My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant<\/a>&#8221; (New York Times June 2011) &#8211; Vargas is a journalist and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defineamerican.com\/\">Define American.com<\/a> who came to speak to our campus last year. <strong>Due <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxboston.com\/story\/20145076\/2012\/11\/20\/how-will-in-state-tuition-for-illegal-immigrants-work-what-does-it-mean\">in<\/a> class: Response paper<\/strong> on Vargas&#8217;s essay or on the DefineAmerican website (remember &#8211; response papers are analysis, not opinion)<\/p>\n<p>Link for today: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/population\/foreign\/\">US Census 2010 &#8211; The Foreign-Born Population<\/a><br \/>\n<object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=1688176871001&#038;linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fvideo%2Fplayer%2F0%2C32068%2C1688176871001_2117188%2C00.html&#038;playerID=1917933886001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAABGEUMg~,hNlIXLTZFZn-NQOazMchMDWH0SI1hX7f&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"videoId=1688176871001&#038;linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fvideo%2Fplayer%2F0%2C32068%2C1688176871001_2117188%2C00.html&#038;playerID=1917933886001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAABGEUMg~,hNlIXLTZFZn-NQOazMchMDWH0SI1hX7f&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 12\/3<\/strong> &#8211; Citizenship &#8220;Lightning Round&#8221; &#8211; check the instructions under the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/hi320\/research-project\">Research Project tab<\/a> &#8211; you will each have EXACTLY 2 minutes to present your research, either as a well-polished timed oral presentation, or as a 6-slide Pecha Kucha Powerpoint presentation. <strong>Due in class: your 175-200 word abstract (preferably emailed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 12\/5<\/strong> &#8211; Last day of class. 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