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Thu, May 31, 2007 -- 10:00 AM
Multiculturalism and Assimilation
In the second of its three-part series on immigration and citizenship, the program takes up questions of multiculturalism and assimilation. Should immigrants be encouraged to assimilate to the culture of their new country, or should they try to preserve the traditions and values of their homelands? What is the relationship between immigration, multiculturalism and the mainstream culture of the adopted country?
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Carola Suarez-Orozco, chair and professor of Applied Psychology and co-director of Immigration Studies at New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
- Douglas Massey, professor of Sociology and Pubic Affairs at Princeton University and author of "Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration"
- Richard Alba, distinguished professor of Sociology and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis at State University of New York at Albany. He co-authored the book "Remaking the American Mainstream."