Research paper

Research Paper Proposal

The purpose of this 1-2 page proposal is to identify a research topic and begin identifying what resources exist for that topic.

The proposal must include the following:

1.) A research question (see below for examples.)

2.) A brief discussion of issues, possible approaches, and so forth.  Feel free to write a rough draft of the introduction to your research paper.

3.) A bibliographic listing of 2 academic sources (books and/or articles) (this is not considered part of the 1-2 pages.)  4.) APA caitation

Here are some possible research topics; obviously, you can research anything connected to Asian American legal and political history.

*How was the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act ultimately the codification—and end result—of decades of anti-Chinese sentiment?

*How did the designation “aliens ineligible for citizenship” and the “yellow peril” negatively affect Asian Americans in the years prior to 1952?

*How have the dual exclusions of citizenship and immigration worked together to “create” an Asian American race that is viewed as “forever foreigner”?

*How do the Ozawa and Thind cases exemplify the inherent social constructedness of “race”?

*How did the invention and popularization of the model minority myth reflect the government’s desire to deflect black demands during the civil rights movement, and how did the myth in turn take on a life of its own?

*How has the combination of immigration restrictions and exclusions on citizenship created an Asian American race that is seen as “forever foreigner”?

While part 2 above only needs to be a page, feel free to go further.