On this week's Lectures and History podcast, University of Tennessee professor Tor Olson

looks at how immigrants are portrayed in the video game Grand Theft Auto and compares that

depiction to the realities of immigration in the United States. He traces the history of

immigration policy,

explores how stereotypes take shape in popular culture,

and asks whether those portrayals reflect

or distort the immigrant experience.

More in a moment.

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It's my pleasure to introduce a friend of mine who's become a friend of mine through this

adventure, and that's Dr. Toro Olson, who's associate professor of U.S. history at the University

of Tennessee, my alma mater, and director of graduate studies for the history department.

He's the author of two books.

His first book, which I feel is probably more academic, if I'm mistaken, agrarian crossings,

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