"The American Dilemma": Foreign Contract Labor and the Making of US Immigration Policy
Fri, Nov 13
|Zoom
In this presentation, Dr. Hideta Hirota (Sophia University) will introduce his current book project, which examines a fundamental dilemma in American history – the tension between nativism against foreigners and demand for their labor. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of History at HKU.
Time & Location
Nov 13, 2020, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM GMT+8
Zoom
About the Event
Link to the event: https://hku.zoom.us/j/95523946487
Abstract
This presentation introduces Hirota’s current book project, which examines a fundamental
dilemma in American history – the tension between nativism against foreigners and demand for
their labor. The book argues that the origins of the American dilemma lay in the importation of
foreign contract workers and attempts through federal laws to prevent this form of immigration