I was asked to forward this to the list, which I am happy to do. It looks
like an interesting session.
Edward Knoblauch
Webmaster, New York History Net


>THE ETHNIC EXPERIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY
>JUNE 20 - 27, 1999
>American University
>Washington, DC
>
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> The United States has always been a nation of nations, its population
>replenished by immigration from around the world.  Migrant groups shaped
>and were shaped by American cities, incubators of their own unique
>ethnic cultures.  No city opened more doors for immigrants than New York
>City.   This summer, participants in "The Ethnic Experience in New York
>City" spend a week exploring this gateway to opportunity with a series
>of walking tours, site visits, and lectures that will reconstruct the
>urban immigrants' experience.
>
> Participants divide their time between lectures on the campus of
>American University in Washington, DC and site visits in New York City.
>They tour three vital neighborhoods -- the Lower East Side, Harlem, and
>East (or Spanish) Harlem -- along with numerous historical and cultural
>sites that include the Lower East Side Tenement House Museum, the Museum
>of the City of New York, and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
>Participants take a bus tour of New York's churches, synagogues,
>mosques, and temples, and end their stay with a trip to the Lower East
>Side's open-air market.  Institute Co-Directors Dr. Alan Kraut of
>American University's Department of History and Professor Ed Smith,
>Director of American Studies, will lecture, lead discussions, and guide
>the thematic tours of local sites.
>
> The cost for the course is $400 without housing or $600 with housing
>provided in either New York City or Washington, DC.  (The course may
>also be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit for the cost of
>tuition.)  Deadline for registration is May 21, 1999.  For more
>information, please contact:
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>THE ETHNIC EXPERIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY
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>Office of Summer Sessions
>McKinley 350
>American University
>4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
>Washington, DC 20016-8170
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>888-765-2751, outside DC
>202-885-2421, in DC
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