ANTH 23 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Acculturation, Nationstates, Immigration Act Of 1924
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Anth 23 lecture 12 immigration and transnationalism. Natalia molina and racial scripts (see supplemental readings) Prof. molina teaches in ucsd history department, specializes in race, citizenship, Racial scripts: practice of defining one racialized group with what is attributed to another. Shaped by power relations, time period, location, material conditions, specific issues. History of blacks, native americans, other groups affects what it means to be mexican, Mexican-american war (1846-1848): us seizes land from mexico. Mexicans considered inferior and unfit for self-rule: like native americans. Mexicans in conquered lands could become citizens, but those with indian blood could not vote. Many lost land and suffered violence and discrimination, eventually became placed in same category as non-whites. Sets quotas for immigrants from europe, banned immigration from asia, exempted immigrants from western hemisphere. Increase in mexican immigration: unrest continued after mexican revolution ended 1920. Public outrage that european immigration more restricted than mexican cause demonization of mexicans in us as illegal".
