Excerpt from Essentials of Americanization

This source is an excerpt from a book examining the Americanization movement and different immigrant groups.

This excerpt was written by a USC Sociology professor. During and after WWI, many social reformers worked to Americanize the thousands of new immigrants in America's cities. Often these efforts occurred at workplaces, settlement houses, or organizations like the YMCA. While sometimes these efforts provided needed social services for immigrants, they could also be coercive.

Professor Bogardus criticizes American legislation that singles out Chinese immigrants, but he is also reluctant to allow unlimited immigration.

Emory Stephen Bogardus

Google Books. 

University of Southern California Press

1919

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