The French Melting Pot: Immigration and National Memory

France has a richer immigration history than any other country in Europe. In fact, by the 1930s, France was one of the world’s leading per capita destinations for immigrants – surpassing even the United States. Why then has immigration never figured prominently in the French national identity? Learn more about the story of immigration in France and the histories of the North African and Vietnamese communities in particular from this timely lecture on the International Day of Peace. Richard Derderian is an assistant professor of history at CLU.