This morning I came across an interesting New York
Times interactive feature,
"Remade in America: The Newest Immigrants and their Impact," which traces immigration trends over the course of the 20th century. Given our interest in the "American identity" and its "defining characteristics," the feature might help us to ask--if not answer--some questions regarding the ever so elusive "landscape of American Literature." (The quoted phrases reference the first paragraph in the class syllabus.)
Bonus Point Opp:- Check out the interactive feature and then post a comment below in which you pose an open-ended discussion question that somehow connects the immigration trend of the map to our study of American lit.
- Or, in a few sentences, answer a question that someone else has already posed.
For many of you (if not for me) this may be a cognitive stretch, but I'm willing to risk it.
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