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2 Announcements Sections start this week Sections start this week We expect you to attend We expect you to attend

3 Review Immigration: human tissue of globalization Immigration: human tissue of globalization U.S. is country of immigrants U.S. is country of immigrants Origin countries have changed but reasons for coming have not Origin countries have changed but reasons for coming have not –economic (e.g., to seek jobs) –political (e.g., to escape war) –cultural (e.g., to flee religious prosecution)

4 Review (cont’d) Economic remittances (e.g., $$) Economic remittances (e.g., $$) Political remittances (e.g., social- movement tactics) Political remittances (e.g., social- movement tactics) Cultural remittances (e.g., notions of romantic love) Cultural remittances (e.g., notions of romantic love)

5 Melting Pot to Mosaic? Common to argue there’s been a shift Common to argue there’s been a shift We’ll argue both have strengthened We’ll argue both have strengthened New idea of “humanity” provides base for more specialized identities New idea of “humanity” provides base for more specialized identities

6 The New Mosaic: Discovering Ethnicity

7 Between 1990 and 2008, the U.S. AI/AN population increased by 65 percent, from 2.0 to 3.3 million Between 1990 and 2008, the U.S. AI/AN population increased by 65 percent, from 2.0 to 3.3 million – (Indian Health Service)

8 The Traditional View: Us (Humans) and Them (Animals) “The X are animals,” he says. “They are less than human. They are savage beasts….[T]he X do not love. They hate. They should be destroyed. We should put fire to them.” “The X are animals,” he says. “They are less than human. They are savage beasts….[T]he X do not love. They hate. They should be destroyed. We should put fire to them.” -from Harper’s Magazine October 2001 -from Harper’s Magazine October 2001

9 The New Melting Pot: A “Human” Species Domain: Eukaryota Domain: EukaryotaEukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Kingdom: AnimaliaAnimalia Phylum: Chordata Phylum: ChordataChordata Class: Mammalia Class: MammaliaMammalia Order: Primates Order: PrimatesPrimates Family: Hominidae Family: HominidaeHominidae Genus: Homo Genus: HomoHomo Species: H. sapiens Species: H. sapiens Subspecies: H. s. sapiens Subspecies: H. s. sapiens -Linnaeus 1758 Linnaeus

10 The New Melting Pot: “Human” Rights 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations) 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations) “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world….” “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world….”

11 The New Melting Pot:“World” War (Hiroshima 1945)

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13 The New Melting Pot: Planet Earth (1969)

14 Tourism Like immigration – human tissue of globalization Like immigration – human tissue of globalization Unlike immigration – typically links rich countries to other rich countries rather than rich to poor Unlike immigration – typically links rich countries to other rich countries rather than rich to poor

15 Tourism (source: World Tourism Organization)


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