Assignment: Deporting Ottoman Americans
Listen to the first episode of the podcast series "Deporting Ottoman Americans".
This episode explores changes in US immigration policy before and after WWI through the question of: how do you deport someone whose state (the Ottoman Empire) no longer exists? The episode covers a range of topics. I suggest you keep an ear out for the following:
- Which groups of people emigrated from the Ottoman Empire to the United States? When did they come and what did they do once they got here?
• When and why did the US end its open-borders immigration policy and implement immigration quotas?
• How were these immigration quotas decided? Which groups were most affected?
• When and why did the US start deporting immigrants back to their countries of origin?
o On what basis were people deemed suitable for deportation?
• How does the history of race in America help explain the history of immigration and deportation?
• How did changes in US immigration policy after WWI affect people who had migrated from the Ottoman Empire to America?
You should listen to the episode, and take notes. Do not try to answer the above questions by Googling them instead of listening to the episode, as I will be able to tell from your response whether you listened or not. After listening, you will write approximately 500 words on the following:
- What is something interesting you learned from this episode? Explain why you find it interesting
- How can we connect the content of this episode to the content of our class? Be sure to give specific examples from the podcast; do not use generalizations or I will assume you Googled.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.