April 10, 2008 – Redefining America: Race, Migration and the Politics of Inclusion

Welcome: Lisa García Bedolla and Douglas Reed

Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race – Arlene Dávila, American Studies and Anthropology, New York University
Black & White Americans & Latino Immigrants: A Preliminary Look at Attitudes in Three Southern Cities – Paula McClain, Department of Political Science, Duke University
Darkness of a Different Color: The Early History of Mexicans and Race in the North’s Most Segregated City (Chicago, 1916-1960) – Michael McCoyer, Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution
Discussant: Jonathan Ladd, Department of Government, Georgetown University

Generation versus Ethnicity: A Look at Political Socialization among Youth in Orange County, CA – Lisa García Bedolla Department of Political Science, UC Irvine
Of Islands, Gateways, Dead-Ends and Loops: Migration and the Boundaries of U.S. Public Education – Douglas Reed, Department of Government, Georgetown University
Discussant: Susan Martin, School of Foreign Service & Center for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University

Intersectional Pan-Ethnic Activism as Bridging and Boundary Work: Latin American Women, Artists & Indigenous Organizations in Toronto – Patricia Landolt, Department of Sociology, Univesity of Toronto
Transnational Blackness: Race & Social Movements in the Americas – Mark Sawyer, Department of Political Science, UCLA
Discussant, Maurice Jackson, Department of History, Georgetown University

Conceptualizing Racial Identity: Shared Status & Political Context – Jane Junn, Department of Political Science, Rutgers University
Constitutional Democracy & the Obligation to Include – Rogers Smith, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Richard Boyd, Department of Government, Georgetown University