Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) department offers immigrants wishing to naturalize, or become citizens, a package of study aids for the citizenship test, including a video. This essay argues that the video is much more than a study aid; it furthers the myth of American freedom, a myth that effectively erases the struggles of marginalized groups. Situated within critical cultural studies and semiotics, the essay describes the content of the video and interprets the myth. The deployment of diversity is considered, along with implications for immigrants who intersect with some of the marginalized or absent groups.
DOI
10.29333/ejecs/308
Publisher
FGCU Publishing Inc.
Repository Citation
Reyes, C. (2020). Reading the myth of American freedom: The U.S. immigration video. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 7(1), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/308
Publication Information
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies