Assimilation, The Namesake, "Brave We Are" and "Two Kinds"

An Article about saying no to assimilation:
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/29/us/a-fervent-no-to-assimilation-in-new-america.html

More on assimilation:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http://m.facebook.com&_r=0

http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/on-assimilationists-and-nativists/

Article about choosing names for children born in America to new Americans:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/opinion/sunday/for-muslim-americans-baby-aidan-or-baby-muhammad.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http://m.facebook.com&_r=0

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http://m.facebook.com&_r=0

http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/the-great-assimilation-debate/

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/douthat-when-the-assimilation-of-immigrants-stalls.html

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/07/garden/l-benefits-of-assimilation-229202.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html?pagewanted=all

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/right-there-in-black-and-white-identity-assimilation-and-the-resume/?_r=0

Clink on this link for articles about food and culture:

https://www.google.com/#q=cultural+importance+of+food

These links would help with the issues in "Two Kinds" also:

Here is a link that talks about assimilation into American/other cultures.

http://m.nydailynews.com/life-style/children-tiger-moms-european-american-moms-differ-article-1.1798300

http://www.asian-nation.org/assimilation.shtml

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2673184?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104040633247

http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu/89/3/433/

http://jbd.sagepub.com/content/29/6/505.short

Interview with Amy Tan (author of "Two Kinds")

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/travel/amy-tans-evolving-sense-of-china.html?hpw&rref=travel&_r=0&referrer=

Here is a link to the PBS website that discusses “New Americans”:

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/

Here is a link that is specific to people living in new Jersey:

http://www.newamericansnj.org/

Http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/meltingpot/melt0525a.htm

Here is an article entitled: “Why They Won’t Assimilate”:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/05/why_they_wont_assimilate.html

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President Obama’s speech about in which he discusses the American dream and what it means to us today.

http://raleightelegram.com/20120125624

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/assimilation-and-nativism-cont/

http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/c_c/rsrcs/rdgs/peers_social_general/Varela_etal_2004.pdf

The psychological definition:

http://psychology.about.com/od/aindex/g/assimilation.htm

Syllabus

America and Assimilation

5/9 M Introduction to class, discussion of syllabus, plagiarism and What it means to be American?  Read Brave We Are and Two Kinds

5/10 T Brave We Are and Two Kinds,

5/11 W Film: The Namesake

5/12 R Film: The Namesake (Film), Read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

 

Faith and Religion

5/16 M “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, Read “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”

5/17 T “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”

5/18 W Film: The Life of Pi

5/19 R ASSIGN FIRST ESSAY,   Film: The Life of Pi, Read “The Sisterhood of Night”

 

Tradition, Persecution and “Groupthink”

5/23 M  “The Sisterhood of Night” Read “The Lottery”

5/24 T “The Lottery” (849)

5/25 W Film: The Village

5/26 R FIRST ESSAY DUE, Film The Village, Read “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockey’s”

 

 

Identity

5/30***NO CLASS***

5/31 “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockey’s”

6/1 Film: Stand By Me

6/2 Film: Stand By Me, Read “The Temp”

 

The Magical Stranger and Culture

6/6  M  “The Temp” Read “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”

6/7 T  “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”

6/8 W Film: Edward Scissorhands

6/9  R ASSIGN FINAL ESSAY, Film: Edward Scissorhands

 

Last Week

6/13 M Meet in my office for help with Final Paper

6/14 T Meet in my office for help with Final Paper

6/15 W Meet in my office for help with Final Paper

6/16 R FINAL ESSAY DUE