Assignment task: For EACH of the following topics from the first half of the semester, write a 400-word critical reflection essay utilizing only class materials (readings, lectures, discussion, documentaries, etc).
First 3 of the 4 Waves of Immigration (including history of Asian immigration)
Silent Era of Immigration and the Fourth Wave of Immigration (including Asian and Latinx immigration)
Include the following as part of each essay:
Assess and summarize the course materials (including readings, lectures, discussion, documentaries, etc) for each topic:
1. What is the main point? How is it developed? Identify the purpose, impact and/or theoretical frameworks.
2. What ideas stood out to me? Why? Were they new or in opposition to existing scholarship?
Develop your ideas:
1. What do I know about this topic? Where does my existing knowledge come from? What are the observations or experiences that shape my understanding?
2. Do I agree or disagree with this argument? Why?
Make connections:
1. How do the course materials reinforce my existing ideas or assumptions? How do the course materials challenge my existing ideas or assumptions?
2. How do the course materials help me to better understand this topic or explore this field of study/discipline?