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Mount Mercy
College Professor to Address Chinese and Anglo-American Race and
Culture
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa (April 9, 2008) – Dr. Edy Parsons, assistant
professor of history at Mount Mercy College, will speak regarding
racial and cultural relationships between Chinese and Anglo-Americans.
The presentation, entitled, “Facing the Aliens: How Chinese
and Americans Viewed Each Other, 1870s-1940s,” will take
place on April 22 at 7:30p.m. in the Flaherty Community Room located
in Basile Hall, on the Mount Mercy campus.
When Chinese
and American people confronted one another between the 1870s and
1940s, wide gaps in understanding emerged as both groups held
to their own ideas and racial prejudices when dealing with each
other. Parsons will explore how Chinese and Anglo-Americans viewed
each other racially and culturally.
Dr. Parsons’
presentation is part of Mount Mercy’s Race and Gender Series,
and is free and open to the public.
Contacts:
Stacey Jones, Assistant Director of Marketing
(319) 368-6475, sjones@mtmercy.edu
Molly Altorfer, Director of Communications and Marketing
(319) 368-6475, maltorfer@mtmercy.edu
