HIST 663A Migration, Ethnicity & Diaspora
Investigates the role of religion and diaspora among migrants in the Americas between 1870 and 1940. Using historical case studies of migrant groups (Irish, Mexicans, Eastern European Jews, Armenians, and Japanese), students will examine how religious belief and religious identity created and informed diasporic migrant communities. In doing so, we will test theories of ethnic assimilation, develop working definitions of "diaspora" and "ethnicity," and analyze the enduring impact of religious belief on the migrant experience.