After a thorough analysis of Jason Richwine’s Ph.D. dissertation, “IQ and Immigration,” Dr. Elizabeth Chin writes him the letter that his Harvard Professors should have written–BUT DIDN’T. Amongst her many […]
Seven years ago, Emmy® Award winning filmmaker Lourdes Lee Vasquez sought to uncover the root-cause of mass, unauthorized migration in the United States, which led her to produce “one of […]
Through an independent study at Occidental College, I’ve focused on the discourse of immigration. Although this presentation focuses on the United States, I have taken what I learned from my […]
This year Occidental College’s Alternative Spring Break program sought out to focus on the issues surrounding immigration and citizenship in the city of Los Angeles. The objectives of the program […]
Why we should be sympathetic to (undocumented) immigrants who are already in the US? I may be preaching to the choir, but I think it will be helpful to present […]
I remember when I was sixteen and had lost my Green Card. Maggie, my Chinese American roommate sat next to me, confused as to why I had suddenly burst into […]
Art and revolution go hand in hand. A great example of this is David Siqueiros’ America Tropical. Siqueiros completed this mural in 1932, but because it was so controversial for […]
It’s interesting to that recently we have experienced a reminiscence of the Bracero programs that was implemented throughout the 1940s through the 1960s. This program called for temporary Mexican labor […]
The North American Free Trade Agreement began on January 1, 1994 between the United States, Mexico and Canada. This enacted lower custom barriers that promoted a free market among the […]
Two days ago a professor from Occidental College, Thaddeus Russell of the American Studies Department, asked the students participating in the Alternative Spring Break a pressing question, “Why […]
