U of M professor to bike 8,500 miles across North America to study attitudes and perceptions of modern immigration

“A University of Minnesota professor is embarking on an 8,500-mile bicycle journey across America to explore Americans perceptions of the current immigration debate.

From July through December 2007, Louis Mendoza, chair of the University of Minnesota’s department of Chicano studies, will bicycle around the perimeter of the U.S. His journey will cover 34 states, plus Canada and Mexico. Along the way, he plans to talk with people about their views on the emergence of Latinos as the nation’s largest ethnic minority and the impact this is having on the United States national identity and culture. These interviews, capturing the perspectives of urban and rural citizens and recent immigrants alike, will result in a book addressing the hopes and fears, misperceptions and realities of Americans experiencing a changing culture due to immigration.”

Check out his blog: journeyacrossouramerica.blogspot.com/

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