Title

[2017 Honorable Mention] The American Dream (Some Restrictions May Apply): Racial Boundaries to Class Mobility in American Immigration Narratives

Authors

Olivia L. BassoFollow

Files

Description

This paper analyzes three works of fiction to see the role that race plays in immigrants' ability to achieve social mobility.

Course and Instructor

Sriya Shrestha, HCOM 335

Keywords

race, whiteness, literature, immigrants, social mobility

Disciplines

Comparative Literature

Comments

This paper received an Honorable Mention for the 2017 Ethnic Studies Research Paper Award.

Recommended Citation

Basso, Olivia L., "[2017 Honorable Mention] The American Dream (Some Restrictions May Apply): Racial Boundaries to Class Mobility in American Immigration Narratives" (2017). Ethnic Studies Research Paper Award. 1.
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