The most important theme from class...
To me one of the most interesting topics from class was covered early in Whiteness of a Different Color, by Matthew Jacobsen. It discussed the assimilation period for european ethnic groups which were not of Anglo heritage. This was interesting to me because i had never really thought about that process. The text showed that each ethnic group went through a process of stratification initially, denying them of the freedoms the went to America for. It was also interesting how the process of assimilation was completed for each european group, with the entries of other ethnic groups (Hispanics,Asian-Americans, etc). The repeated process of denying new immigrants an easy transition into american society is a blight on our nations history which probably isnt talked about enough.