2.0 Open Borders: Immigration Until 1880

Assigned Readings(s):

1. Binder, Frederick M., and David M. Reimers. (1995) “Diversity in Action: Irish and German Immigrants in a Growing City, 1789-1880,” pp. 59-92 (CH3) in All the Nations Under Heaven: An Ethnic and Racial History of New York City. New York: Columbia University Press.

Suggested Reading(s):

1. Riis, Jacob A. (1890) How the Other Half Lives. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. Read: 
• Preface
• Introduction
• Genesis of the Tenements
• The Awakening
• The Mixed Crowd
• Chinatown 
• Note that this book is open domain and should be readily accessible in iTunes, GooglePlay, etc. Here are some sites where you may find this book: Authentic History Bartleby Google Books or as PDF

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