Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1... @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social

This was such a fantastic event! Many thanks to @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @gihnyu.bsky.social for hosting the launch of Rituals of Migration. The audience was truly amazing.

Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1... @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social

Commentaries will be provided by Lara Vapnek (St. John’s University), Kevin Kenny (@kevinkenny.bsky.social) (New York University), Richard Price (University of Maryland), and Naomi Williams (Rutgers). Julie Greene (@greeneland.bsky.social) will moderate.

We are excited to announce Labor's Big Book Forum for 2025! Scheduled for Fri 10/17, 2-4pm ET via Zoom, this year we feature Rudi Batzell's (@rbatzell.bsky.social) new book: Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery (@uchicagopress.bsky.social)

***Upcoming Event: Birthright Citizenship - Future of the Past*** September 24, 2025 6:00 PM ET Zoom Join us for a discussion on birthright citizenship. The panel will focus on Executive Order 14160, "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today! It’s been an honor to be part of this project!

Interested in global history in the contexts of migration, diaspora, and empire? See the Glusksman Irish Diaspora Series, an initiative by @gihnyu.bsky.social that I have the pleasure of editing for @nyupress.bsky.social: nyupress.org/search-resul...

🧵To mark the publication of "Rituals of Migration" @kevinkenny.bsky.social & @irpinaingiro.bsky.social 👏 to the Bluesky contributors @hidehirota.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social nyupress.org/blog/2025/05...

We have a full house, but here's the registration link for Thursday, September 19 @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social ⬇️: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

So excited to celebrate the launch of Rituals of Migration later this week!

🗃️"Love charms, frog bread, letters and wakes: How the Irish & Italians handled emigration to the US" by the editors of a new collection "Rituals of Migration" @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social @irishtimes.com @tedsmyth.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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Looking forward to launching "Rituals of Migration" @nyupress.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social Sept 19, 7pm w/ @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social &co. 🎉🎉🎉

@gihnyu.bsky.social Thursday, September 18 at 7pm

Congratulations @kevinkenny.bsky.social Fabulous book!

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***Authors on Authors Blog Series*** Our blog, Not From Here, welcomes contributions to its new series, which consists of authors interviewing other authors about their recent publications. Interested? Contact Yun Jung Kim, the IEHS Blog Editor, at [email protected].

***Mentoring Event*** The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is excited to hold this event on 10/2. The event is open to grad students, early career historians, and independent scholars working on North American immigration and ethnicity. Register by 9/19: iehs.org/event/mentor...

Are you writing your first book on immigration history? Then apply for our Immigration History Manuscript Workshop and present your work in progress at OAH 2026. Applications due Sept 30. More info at z.umn.edu/ManuscriptWorkshop @oah.org @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

Be sure to check out this upcoming immigration history manuscript workshop from our colleagues with the @ihrc-umn.bsky.social :

***IHRC Birthright Citizenship Webinar*** The University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center (@ihrc-umn.bsky.social ) will host a webinar titled Birthright Citizenship: A History of the Present on Wednesday, September 17 at 4-5:15 CDT. Register: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

***Mentoring Event*** The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is excited to hold this event on 10/2. The event is open to grad students, early career historians, and independent scholars working on North American immigration and ethnicity. Register by 9/19: iehs.org/event/mentor...

***Fall Online Book Event*** Join us on Tuesday, October 28 at 4:15 PM EDT for the next online book event with Julie Greene and Brendan A. Shanahan. Michael Salgarolo will moderate. Register below. Please note that this event will happen via Google Meet, not Zoom. iehs.org/event/online...

Looking forward to this convo— please join us!

Check out this podcast episode featuring Immigration and Ethnic History Society member @juliarosekraut.bsky.social, where she speaks on ideological exclusion & deportation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApPS...

📚 In Journal of American Ethnic History, @markesteiner.bsky.social reviews WHOSE AMERICA? U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY SINCE 1980 ed. by @ithacamcg.bsky.social & @irpinaingiro.bsky.social. cc: @iehs.bsky.social 📝https://buff.ly/QhyosRx 📕https://buff.ly/cDiMIyp

***2025-2026 Immigration History Research Center ( @ihrc-umn.bsky.social ) Immigration History Manuscript Workshop*** Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply. Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...

***Attention IEHS members*** In the fall of 2025, the IEHS will choose three new Executive Board members, whose terms will run from 2026 to 2029. Please email your suggestions for nominees to Adam Goodman at [email protected]. Self-nominations are welcome. Deadline: 10/17/25

***Know Your Rights Cards*** Under the U.S. Constitution, all people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s red cards give examples of how people can exercise these rights. www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...

We have a full house, but here's the registration link for Thursday, September 19 @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social ⬇️: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

Looking forward to launching "Rituals of Migration" @nyupress.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social Sept 19, 7pm w/ @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social &co. 🎉🎉🎉

Have you read this new special issue of our publication, the Journal of American Ethnic History, yet? It's on "Immigration and Citizenship" and edited by @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @migrantherstory.bsky.social . @illinoispress.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...

In case you missed it, check out this new special issue co-edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social :

***Awards from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS)*** The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history. Visit the awards page for details regarding all 2025-26 awards: iehs.org/awards/

Have you seen our Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) Monthly Digest for August yet? We just sent out our monthly newsletter which includes a variety of exciting announcements! Not on our newsletter or want something included for the next one? Email [email protected]

***Attention grad students*** Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history, broadly defined. iehs.org/awards/georg...

***The Immigration and Ethnic History Society is looking for a new editor for the Journal of American Ethnic History***

Delighted that my book on the history of birthright citizenship in the United States will be published by One Signal/Simon & Schuster! Looking forward to working with Abby Mohr, and very grateful to my fabulous agent, @jkpapin.bsky.social.

Who are we? Founded in 1965, the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) promotes the study of immigration history through the Journal of American Ethnic History and professional/educational outreach. iehs.org

***Membership Discount for Graduate Students*** Please help spread the word about our free introductory offer for new student members. Membership comes with many benefits. Continuing student members pay $15 per year. order.press.uillinois.edu/jaeh/order.h...

Be sure to check out this special issue of our publication, the Journal of American Ethnic History co-edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social:

So proud of this special issue! I learned so much from everyone who contributed to it.

Junior faculty and grad students in political science, history, law, and Native American Studies, come take a class with us at the New York Historical Society (and via Zoom) on Native Peoples, American Colonialism, and the U.S. Constitution. To apply, Institute for Constitutional History: 1/2

***Save the Date*** The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is holding its next virtual mentorship event on Thursday, October 2 from 5:00PM to 6:15PM EST. The event is open to graduate students, early career historians, and independent scholars. Stay tuned for registration details!

Attention early career scholars of immigration and ethnic history:

***Are You A Member? Create an Expert Profile on the IEHS Website*** If you are an IEHS member, consider creating an expert profile on the IEHS webpage: iehs.org/all-experts/ You can set up your profile page by filling out the IEHS expert registration form: iehs.org/expert-regis...

***Apply to Awards from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society*** The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history. Would you like more information? iehs.org/awards/