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November 19, 2020Uncategorized

Waking Dreamers Post: Caleigh Deane: Absent from class on Wednesday

The documentary Waking Dreamers follows the story of various individuals who were able to live in the United States because of their […]

November 16, 2020November 17, 2020Uncategorized

Week 13-WHO WAS SHE? A DNA TEST ONLY OPENED NEW MYSTERIES: Caleigh Deane

Who was she? A DNA Test Only Opened New Mysteries by Libbie Copeland primarily followed the journey of Alice Collins Plebuch and […]

November 11, 2020November 12, 2020Uncategorized

Week 12: Make Your Home Among Strangers: Caleigh Deane

Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capó Crucet follows the story of young Cuban woman, Lizet Ramirez, including her constant struggle with […]

November 3, 2020November 6, 2020Uncategorized

Week 11: Japanese Redress: Caleigh Deane

The Japanese redress film on CSpan opens with Mr. Glickman, the chairman, explaining the proceedings within the court, saying that the entire […]

October 28, 2020Uncategorized

Blue Collar and Buddha Video: Caleigh Deane

The movie Blue Collar and Buddha details the prejudices against Laotian refugees expressed by the citizens of the small town called Rockford, […]

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020Uncategorized

A Gentlemen’s Agreement (1947): Caleigh Deane

The movie A Gentleman’s Agreement tells the story of Phil Schuyler Green, a white Christian man from California who comes to New […]

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020Uncategorized

Gasa Gasa Girl Goes to Camp Reading: Caleigh Deane

                    Gasa Gasa Girl Goes to Camp by Lily Yuriko Nakai Havey details Yuriko and her family’s experiences within two internment camps: Santa Anita […]

September 30, 2020Uncategorized

“The Architecture of Race in American Immigration Law” Reading: Caleigh Deane

“The Architecture of Race in American Immigration Law” analyzes the Immigration Act of 1924 by breaking down the topic into three distinct sections, […]

September 23, 2020Uncategorized

Island Reading : Caleigh Deane

When reading Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-1940, I noticed very specific themes and sentiments that were echoed […]

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020Uncategorized

Bread Givers: Caleigh Deane

Bread Givers Writing Assignment The novel Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska features the main character, Sara Smolinsky, her sisters Bessie, Fania, and Mashah, and […]

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