American Borders and Boundaries Bill V. Mullen East China Normal University American Studies Seminar

American Borders and Boundaries A shifting vista of the westward expansion of the U.S. A shifting vista of the westward expansion of the U.S.

U.S. Borders Today

Borders and Immigration Current U.S. Foreign- Born Population Current U.S. Foreign- Born Population Distribution by states Distribution by states

Early 20 th Century U.S. Immigration Chinese Exclusion Act Chinese Exclusion Act1885 Chinese and the U.S.- Mexico Border

Map of U.S. and Mexico Territory 18 th and early 19 th Century Mexico held vast portions of Southwest North America Mexico held vast portions of Southwest North America

Texas Annexation and Republic of Texas Battle of The Alamo 1836 Battle of The Alamo 1836 Republic of Texas Republic of Texas U.S.-Mexico War of 1848 U.S.-Mexico War of 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Current U.S.-Mexico Border “We didn’t cross the border; the border crossed us.” “We didn’t cross the border; the border crossed us.”

Mexican Immigration to the U.S. The Immigration Debate The Immigration Debate NAFTA NAFTA Racism and Stereotype Racism and Stereotype

Guest Worker Program Racial Stereotypes Racial Stereotypes

Plymouth Rock Undocumented vs. documented immigrants Undocumented vs. documented immigrants

Patrolling the Borders12

Homeland Security Border Patrol Border Patrol Immigration and Naturalization Immigration and Naturalization

A Fence or an Invitation?

Islamism and 9/11

Anti-Arab Racism and Stereotyping

Borderlands/La Frontera New Mestiza/o Consciousness New Mestiza/o Consciousness Dual Citizenship Dual Citizenship Biculturalism Biculturalism Polysexualism Polysexualism Hybridity Hybridity Transnationalism Transnationalism

May 1, 2006 March for Immigration Rights Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Largest immigration demonstration in U.S. History Largest immigration demonstration in U.S. History

“Immigrant Rights are Human Rights” Struggle for Citizenship Struggle for Citizenship Right to Work Right to Work

“Prohibited” California and Immigration California and Immigration Proposition 209 Proposition 209 The Non-White Majority The Non-White Majority