Reading
Here, I will list new readings, additional to those already in your handbook , which may be of use in researching your paper topics.
Ethnicity/Immigration
Erika Lee 'Enforcing the Borders: Chinese Exclusion along the U.S. Borders with Canada and Mexico, 1882-1924', The Journal of American History, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Jun., 2002), pp. 54-86.