Immigration Courses at UCSD

 

Lower division courses:

ANLD 23. Debating Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in American Societies (4)
This course focuses on the debate about multiculturalism in American society. It examines the interaction of race, ethnicity, and class, historically and comparatively, and considers the problem of citizenship in relation to the growing polarization of multiple social identities.

ETHN 1A. Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Population Histories of the United States (4)
This course examines the comparative historical demography of what is today the United States, focusing on the arrival, growth, distribution, and redistribution of immigrants from Asic, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

ETHN 1B. Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Immigration and Assimilation in American Life (4)
A history of immigration to the united States from colonial times to the present, with emphasis on the roles of ethnic and racial groups in economics, power relations between dominant and subordinate groups, and contemporary ethnic and racial consciousness.

HILD 7A. Race and Ethnicity in the United States (4)
A lecture-discussion course on the comparative ethnic history of the United States. Of central concern will be slavery, race, oppression, mass migrations, ethnicity, city life in industrial America, and power and protest in modern America. Smallwood

HILD 7B. Race and Ethnicity in the United States (4)
A lecture-discussion course on the comparative ethnic history of the United States. Of central concern will be the Asian-American and white ethnic groups, race, oppression, mass migrations, ethnicity, city life in industrial America, and power and protest in modern America. Shah

HILD 7C. Race and Ethnicity in the United States (4)
A lecture-discussion course on the comparative ethnic history of the United States. Of central concern will be the Mexican-American, race, oppression, mass migrations, ethnicity, city life in industrial America, and power and protest in modern America. Gutiérrez

Upper division courses:

ANGN 100: Special Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology: Migration and Society (4)
This course focuses on the social consequences of international migration from a comparative perspective with a focus on the United States. It provides a general overview of migration (global trends, causes, immigration control policy) and then examines the impact of migration on ethnic and gender relationships, identities, citizenship, transnational communities, diasporas, and public opinion. Takeyuki Tsuda

COHI 114. Bilingual Communication (4)
This course is designed to introduce students to the multiple settings in which bilingualism is the mode of communication. Students will examine how such settings are socially constructed and culturally-based. Readings on language policy, bilingual education, and linguistic minorities, as well as field activities will constitute the bulk of the course. Prerequisite: COHI 100 or consent of instructor.

COCU 175. Topics in Communication, Culture: A Discussion of Migrant's Survival Strategies in the Southwest (4)
This class examines the ways migrants create their identity to accommodate and resist the larger economic and political process of commoditization in the Southwest. Utilizing lectures, readings, guest speakers and videos this class will focus on the economic, historical, cultural and political experience of migrants from Mexico in the U.S.

COHI 175. Advanced Topics: Communication and the Borderlands (4)

CO 175. Special Topics: Transnationalism and Globalization (4) (proposed course by Elana Zilberg)

ECON 114. Economics of Immigration (4) (proposed course)
Examination of the economic causes and consequences of international migration: the economic reasons for migration, labor market and fiscal impact of migration on sending and receiving countries, and the economic consequences of immigration policy. Emphasis on mid-20th Century immigration to the U.S. from Asian and Latin America with some consideration of other international migrations.

ETHN 107. Ethnographic Field Work in Racial and Ethnic Communities (4)
This is a research methods course examining social, economic, and political issues in ethnic and racial communities through ethnographic field work that places the researcher directly in the social world under study. Topics are examined through field work and library research. (Cross-listed with USP 130).

ETHN 116. The United States-Mexico Border in Comparative Perspective (4)
This course critically explores the U.S.-Mexico frontier and the social-cultural issues on both sides of the international demarcation. Social-historical and political-economic patterns illuminate border life, ethnic identity, social diversity, and cultural expression. Border ethnography is complemented by film and music.

ETHN 118. Contemporary Immigration Issues (4)
This course examines the diversity of today's immigrants-their social origins and contexts of exit and their adaptation experiences and contexts of incorporation.

ETHN 120. Comparative Asian-American History 1850-1965 (4)
Using comparative methods of analysis, this course will examine the historical experience of Asian-Americans in areas such as immigration, settlement patterns, labor, economic development, race relations, community institutions, and occupational patterns between 1850 and 1965.

ETHN 121. Contemporary Asian-American History (4)
The course will study changes in Asian-American communities as a result of renewed immigration since 1965; the influx of refugees from Vietnam, Kampuchea, and Laos; the impact of contemporary social movements on Asian-Americans' current economic, social, and political status.

ETHN 122. Asian-American Culture and Identity (4)
A survey of Asian-American cultural expressions in literature, art, and music to understand the social experiences that helped forge Asian-American identity. Topics will include: culture conflict, media portrayals, assimilation pressures, the model minority myth, and interethnic and class relations.

ETHN 123. Asian-American Politics (4)
This course will examine the development of Asian-American politics by studying the historical and contemporary factors, such as political and economic exclusion, that have contributed to the importance and complexity of ethnicity as a mobilizing force in politics.

ETHN 144. Bilingual Communities in the U.S.A. (4)
This course compares the many ways of "doing being bilingual" that exist among communities of speakers of varied national origins, generations, networks, localities, races, classes, and genders. Of particular interest are the varied types of bilingual individuals and linguistic repertoires that exist in communities of Native American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian origin, and the implications of shifting and hybrid linguistic identities for the drawing of community boundaries and the shaping of national language policy. Specific topics include factors that promote language loss or maintenance in families, the linguistic and cultural repercussions of code switching and word borrowing, bilingual education, linguistic profiling, and language ideologies.

ETHN 151. Ethnic Politics in America (4)
This course will survey the political effects of immigration, ethnic mobilization, and community building in America, and the contemporary role of ethnicity in politics and intergroup relations.

ETHN 189. Special Topics: Chicana/Latina Identities (4)

ETHN 189. Special Topics: Comparative Vietnamese and Filipino American Identities and Communities (4)
The first half of the course covers U.S. wars in the Philippines and Vietnam. The second half of the course covers Filipino American and Vietnamese American lives in the United States, specifically in San Diego.

ETHN 189. Special Topics: Work and Family in Immigrant Communities (4)

HIUS 124. Asian-American History (4)
Explore how Asian Americans were involved in the political, economic and cultural formation of United States society. Topics include migration; labor systems; gender, sexuality and social organization; racial ideologies and anti-Asian movements; and nationalism and debates over citizenship. (Same as ETHN 125)

HIUS 167. Topics in Mexican-American History (4)
This colloquium studies the racial representation of Mexican-Americans in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present, examining critically the theories and methods of the humanities and social sciences. (Same as ETHN 180)

HIUS 180. Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern American Society (4)
Comparative study of immigration and ethnic-group formation in the United States from 1880 to the present. Topics include immigrant adaptation, competing theories about the experiences of different ethnic groups, and the persistence of ethnic attachments in modern American society. (Same as ETHN 134)

LTAM 100. Latino/a Cultures in the United States (4)
An introductory historical and cultural overview of the various Latino/a populations in the U.S. with a study of representative cultural texts.

LTAM 105. Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a Cultural Production (4)
A study of the construction of differences in gender and sexual orientation in Latino/a-Chicano/a literature and other cultural production with an emphasis on examining various theoretical/ideological perspectives on these issues. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

LTAM 106. Modern Chicana and Mexican Women Writings (4)
A study of themes and issues in the writings of Chicana and Mexican women with a view toward establishing connections while recognizing national and cultural differences between the two. May be repeated for credit as topics vary
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LTAM 107. Comparative Latino/a and U.S. Ethnic Cultures (4)
A comparative and intersecting study of Latino/a and other U.S. ethnic cultures. Literary texts will be viewed as "windows" into real time and spaces where cultures meet and mix. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

LTAM 109. Cultural Production of the Latino/a Diasporas (4)
A study of the cultural production of Latino/a immigrant groups with a focus on the literary representation of homeland, national culture, and the forces that led to migration. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

LTSP 150A. Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1848 to 1960 (4)
Cross disciplinary study of nineteenth and early twentieth century Latino/a-Chicano/a literature, folklore, music, testimonio, or other cultural practices. Specific periods covered will fall between the immediate aftermath of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to the Cuban revolution. Repeatable for credit when topics vary. (Same as ETHN 135A)

LTSP 150B. Contemporary Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1960 to Present (4)
Cross disciplinary study of late twentieth century Latino/a-Chicano/a literature, the visual and performing arts, film, or other cultural practices. Specific periods covered will fall between the Kennedy years to the era of neoliberalism and the creation of "Hispanic" or Latino/a identities. Repeatable for credit when topics vary. (Same as ETHN 135B)

LTSP 151. Topics in Chicano/a-Latino/a Cultures (4)
Cross disciplinary study of late twentieth centur;y Chicano/a-Latino/a literature, the visual and performing arts, film, or other cultural practices. Representative areas of study are social movements, revolution, immigration, globalization, gender and sexuality, cultures of the U.S.-Mexican border, and Chicano/a-Mexicano/a literary relations. Repeatable for credit when topics vary. (Same as ETHN 136)

LTSP 177. Literary and Historical Migrations (4)
This course will focus on a variety of Latin American and/or Spanish intra- and inter-national migrations throughout the world and on the literature produced by these exiles or immigrants. Repeatable for credit as topics, texts, and historical periods vary.

LTEN 178. Comparative Ethnic Literature (4)
A lecture-discussion course that juxtaposes the experience of two or more U.S. ethnic groups and examines their relationship with the dominant culture. Students will analyze a variety of texts representing the history of ethnicity in this country. Topics will vary.

LTEN 181. Asian-American Literature (4)
Selected topics in the literature by men and women of Asian descent who live and write in the United States. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Same as ETHN 124)

LTIT 150. Italian North American Culture (4)

POLI 100H. Race and Ethnicity in American Politics (4)
This course examines the processes by which racial and ethnic groups have/have not been incorporated into the American political system. The course focuses on the political experiences of European immigrant groups, blacks, Latinos, and Asians.

POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration (4)
Comparative analysis of attempts by the United States, western Europe, and Japan to initiate, regulate and reduce immigration from Third World countries. Social and economic factors shaping outcomes of immigration policies, public opinion toward immigrants, anti-immigration movements, and immigration policy reform options in industrialized countries.

POLI 181A. Field Research Methods for Migration Studies: Seminar (4)
Introductory survey of methods used by social scientists to gather primary research data on international migrant and refugee populations, including sample surveys, unstructured interviewing, ethnographic observation, and archival research. Basic fieldwork practices and problem-solving techniques will also be covered. Students planning to take the continuation of this course, Political Science 181B, should note that conversational fluency Spanish is a requirement for Political Science 181B.

POLI 181B. Field Research Methods for Migration Studies: Practicum (12)
Continuation of Political Science 181A. Students will apply one or more data collection methods learned in Political Science 181A to collect data from a sample of international migrants, refugees, or returned migrants in a high-migration community. Students participate in team field research, write a detailed individual report on the fieldwork experience and submit a detailed outline of a research paper to be based on data from the fieldwork, required of students who take the continuation of this course, Political Science 181C. Prior to fieldwork, students will read intensively about the research site and write a literature review essay.

POLI 181C. Field Research Methods for Migration Studies: Data Analysis (4)
Continuation of Political Science 181B. Students will analyze primary data that they have helped to collect in a field research site and write a major paper based on these data for publication as a section of a co-authored report on the field research project. Methods for organizing and processing field research data for analysis, techniques of quantitative data analysis, and report preparation conventions will be covered.

SOCB 114. Culture and Ethnicity (4)
Examines culture and inter-ethnic relations, the links between culture and ethnic variations in socio- economic achievement, and the intersection of culture and ethnicity with politics and policy. Topics include intermarriage, ethnic conflict, multicultural education and affirmative action.

SOCC 139. Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender (4)
Massive inequality in wealth, power, and prestige is ever-present in industrial societies. In this course, causes and consequences of class, gender, racial and ethnic inequality ("stratification") will be considered through examination of classical and modern social science theory and research.

SOCD 151. Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations (4)
An historical and comparative analysis of race and ethnic relations in various national settings, with emphasis on the United States. The course will analyze the origins of ethnic stratification systems, their maintenance, the adaptation of minority communities, and the role of reform and revolutionary movements and government policies in promoting civil rights and social change.

SOCF 140. Law and Workplace (4)

SOC. The Sociology of Immigration (4) (proposed course by incoming faculty member, April Linton)

THHS 111. Hispanic-American Dramatic Literature (4)
This course examines the plays of leading Cuban-American, Puerto Rican, and Chicano playwrights in an effort to understand the experiences of these Hispanic-American groups in the United States. (Same as ETHN 133)

USP 135. Asian and Latina Immigrant Workers in the Global Economy (4)
This course will explore the social, political, and economic implications of global economic restructuring, immigration policies, and welfare reform on Asian and Latina immigrant women in the United States. We will critically examine these larger social forces from the perspectives of Latina and Asian immigrant women workers, incorporating theories of race, class, and gender to provide a careful reading of the experiences of immigrant women on the global assembly line. (Same as ETHN 129)

Graduate level courses:

ETHN 255. Diaspora, Migration, and Return in the Post-Fordist Age (4)
This course studies the relationship between the transnational economy, new technologies, and mass migration in the contemporary world.

ETHN 260. Transnationalism and Borderlands: The Local and Global (4)
This course critically reviews the analytical frameworks of transnationalism and borderlands. The goals are to assess traditional and current social science practice on immigration, identity, and community studies, and to understand how diverse peoples engage and participate in global processes.

IRGN 232. Immigration and Immigration Policy (4)
This course examines the role of immigration in the globalization of Pacific Rim economies. Topics include the economic forces behind immigration; the impact of immigration on wages, employment, and industry structure in sending and receiving countries; and the nature, scope, and political economy of immigration policy. Prerequisites: IRCO 401 or permission of insturctor.

IRGN 490. Special Topics: US-Mexican Border Issues

IRGN 490. Special Topics: International Political Economy and US-Mexican Border

POLI 236. Immigration Policy and Politics (4)
An interdisciplinary seminar covering origins, consequences, and characteristics of worker migration from Third World countries (especially Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean basin) to the United States, from the nineteenth century to the present.

POLI 248/IRGN 490. The Political Economy of International Labor Migration
The purpose of this seminar is to enable graduate students to conduct research and critically evaluate the literature on the political economy of international labor migration, including the determinants and consequences of international labor mobility; interrelationships among international labor migration, trade, and development in labor-exporting countries; immigration policymaking and policy outcomes; and management of international refugee flows. Wayne Cornelius

SOC/G 239. Race/Ethnicity, Gender and Labor Markets (4)
Exploration and analysis of the operation of race/ethnicity and gender in the U.S. labor market. Emphasis on understanding inequality in: labor force participation, unemployment, wage inequities, and occupational locations. Prerequisites: graduate standing in sociology.

SOC/G 244. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (4)
Analysis of enduring topics in the study of race and ethnicity, including stratification, discrimination conflict, immigration, assimilation, and politics. Other topics include racial and ethnic identity and the social construction of race and ethnic categories. A special focus is on the role of 'culture' and 'structure' for explaining race/ethnic differentiation. Prerequisites: graduate standing in sociology.

SOC 282. Immigration and Citizenship
In this seminar, we use a global perspective to examine various debates on state control of immigration and refugee status of today's immigrants. We also provide background for the major concepts of citizenship, touching on core areas of political sociology, historical, cultural and comparative sociology, race and ethnic relations, international relations, and law. John Skrentny