Join us Wed. April 22 for Students of Diaspora and the Fight for Justice. This webinar will bring together experts to examine how international, immigrant, and migrant students in the U.S. have organized against repression and restrictions. z.umn.edu/IHRC_April22 @umn-amst.bsky.social

Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence with Maxamed Abu-maye, Wed April 8 in person and online. More info and register z.umn.edu/IHRCApril8 @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

As SCOTUS prepares to hear oral arguments on Birthright Citizenship you can learn more by hearing experts explain how the US came to have birthright citizenship, and how proposed changes would impact American communities. @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

Monday, April 20, 4-6pm. Dr. JC Salyer of Barnard College and the Arab American Family Support Center to speak on the difficulties disabled immigrants face when attempting to come to America. cla.umn.edu/anthropology... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social

This talk draws on the tools of queer studies to demonstrate how the study of aunties can elucidate important questions of gender, sexuality, and normativity. Book signing and reception following the lecture. cla.umn.edu/american-stu...

Attention UMN students studying migration: Applications for IHRC Summer and Academic Year Fellowships are due March 31st. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

We Had to Run: Liberian Journeys from War to Belonging. Join us for a book talk with UMN grad student author Darlington Sehgbean. Tues April14 at 12:30. cla.umn.edu/human-rights... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social

Book talk with Sarah Towle, author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands. Towle aims to expose the human cost of U.S Immigration policy through storytelling, memoir and history. Join us THIS THURSDAY 3pm Central at the UMN Law School. This event is free and open to the public.

The IHRC March Newsletter is now available at conta.cc/4rS5gWA

Join the IHRC and @iehs.bsky.social for a fascinating online discussion: The Founding of the US and Immigration History on March 31 at 3:30 Central. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/USandImmHistory @hidehirota.bsky.social @amandafrost.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social

Join us for a discussion with Sarah Towle, author of Crossing the Line. Thursday, March 26. Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join the @umnanth.bsky.social for April Kamp-Whittaker of CA State Univ Chico: Networks at Play: Sports and the Archaeology of Community in a WWII Japanese American Incarceration Center More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/networks_at_play @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social

ONLINE DISCUSSION: This year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US. On 3/31 scholars will critically assess the place of migration in the creation and early history of the United States. RSVP: z.umn.edu/USandImmHistory @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @oah.org

***Programming at the Tenement Museum*** The Tenement Museum has a robust programming schedule this winter and spring. The events are both virtual and in person. The full schedule is available on the Museum’s website: www.tenement.org/programs/

Auntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian Aunties with Dr. Kareem Khubchandani. April 9, 6pm Central. This talk draws on the tools of queer studies to demonstrate how the study of aunties can elucidate important questions of gender, sexuality, and normativity.

NEW EVENT: Maxamed Abu-maye, author of the book Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence. Wed. April 8 at 5pm in person and online. z.umn.edu/IHRCApril8 @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

Join the Asian American Studies Program for a fascinating conversation Unsettling Refugees: Vietnamese Refugees Fighting Displacement in America's suburbs with Dr. Jennifer Huynh on March 25 at 5 Central. @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Join the IHRC and our partners for another timely and important event. Echoes of Home, Visions Ahead: 50 Years of Southeast Asian Community. March 20, 4-6pm. Appleby Hall 311. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/SEA50 @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social

The recording of our Intersections in Indigenous and Immigration Histories webinar is now available on YouTube. youtu.be/hiqg9kfNPPE

Attention Swedish Immigration Scholars! The Swenson Center is now accepting applications for the Dagmar & Nils William Olsson Visiting Scholar Award. This is a travel expense reimbursement of up to $2,500 for your research visit to the Swenson Center. @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

Join the @umnanth.bsky.social for April Kamp-Whittaker of CA State Univ Chico: Networks at Play: Sports and the Archaeology of Community in a WWII Japanese American Incarceration Center More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/networks_at_play @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social

Important piece by UMN prof Rahsaan Mahadeo about the lasting impact of deportation and the criminalization of immigrants. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social truthout.org/articles/dep...

Join the IHRC and our partners for another timely and important event. Echoes of Home, Visions Ahead: 50 Years of Southeast Asian Community. March 20, 4-6pm. Appleby Hall 311. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/SEA50 @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Join us for "Unsettling Refugees: Vietnamese Refugees Fighting Displacement in America's Suburbs" with Dr. Jennifer Huynh. March 25 from 5-6:15pm. More info and register z.umn.edu/JHuynh @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Attn UMN Grad Students: you still have time to apply for an IHRC academic year or summer fellowship. Are you researching migration? Check out our fellowships at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... Applications due March 31 @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Networks at Play: Sports and the Archaeology of Community in a WWII Japanese American Incarceration Center with Prof April Kamp-Whittaker. Monday March 23, 4-6pm More info and register z.umn.edu/networks_at_play @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

TOMORROW: Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernandez discusses "The Whites-Only Immigration Regime 1803-Now" 5-6:30pm, Humphrey School Johnson Room. Register z.umn.edu/IHRC_Hernandez @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...

You still have time to register for The Borders Crossed Us Too: Global Indigeneities, Migration, and World-Making with Dr. Khoi Nguyen. Wed from 4-5 Central. Join the IHRC to hear @umn-amst.bsky.social grad speak about his research on Southeast Asian refugees. @upenn.edu @umncla.bsky.social

Beautiful tribute to the Immigration History Research Center Archives celebrating its 60th anniversary. libnews.umn.edu/2026/02/the-...

Wednesday March 18: New York's Sephardic Cafes: Communal, Musical, Culinary, and Political Hubs in the Early Twentieth Century with Devin E. Naar.

NEXT TUESDAY March 3, 5-6:30pm. Kelly Lytle Hernández will discuss The Whites-Only Immigration Regime 1803 to Now. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/IHRC_Hernandez @ridgs.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social

You still have time to register for The Borders Crossed Us Too on Wed. March 4 featuring @umn-amst.bsky.social grad Dr. Khoi Nguyen. He will discuss his work on Southeast Asian refugees and resettlement in the Twin Cities and Philadelphia. More info and RSVP: z.umn.edu/BorderCrossedUsToo

Univ of MN students, are you studying any aspect of migration? You still have time to apply for IHRC academic year and summer fellowships. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social

Great story about IHRC Director Llana Barber's upcoming edited volume Dark Waters: Centering Black Experiences in US Immigration History. @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

Join us March 4 from 4-5pm in person or online for a fascinating discussion with Dr. Khoi Nguyen who will explore what happens when Southeast Asian refugees fail to meet expectations and become model citizens. More info and rsvp at z.umn.edu/BordersCrossedUsToo @umnengagement.bsky.social

You still have time to register for an online conversation about Intersections in Indigenous and Immigration Histories, Monday Feb 23. Hear from experts Elizabeth Ellis, Hana Maruyama, Fantasia Painter, Jorge Ramirez-Lopez and David Chang. z.umn.edu/IHRCIntersections @migrationcollab.bsky.social

IHRC was fortunate to host @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social in December and he discussed his collab with Bad Bunny. Here is his op ed on Benito's amazing historic Superbowl halftime show www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

Join us Monday Feb 23 for an online discussion of Intersections in Indigenous and Immigration Histories. 4-5:15pm Central. More info and registration at z.umn.edu/IHRCIntersections @iehs.bsky.social @historians.org @oah.org

Prof. Linus Chan co-authored an article, “Executive Clemency and Immigration Federalism: Reconsidering Presidential Power Over Deportation Orders” now available on @ssrn.bsky.social: z.umn.edu/b1up

Call for Papers: Leo Schelbert Award in Swiss and/or Swiss North American History. Papers must be submitted by June 1st. More info at 728d782c-eb6b-4952-ad55-c7d7b652fc2a.filesusr.com/ugd/1e9ea1_4...

K-Number Film Screening and Q&A with Director Jo Seyong Tues, Feb 10 5:30 at the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub. The film follows a Korean adoptee's journey to learn about her birth family and adoption process. Moe info and rspv: z.umn.edu/KNumber

Join us for an online discussion of Intersections in Indigenous and Immigration Histories Monday, Feb 23 at 4pm Central. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of American Indian Studies. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/IHRCIntersections @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

The Federal Law Enforcement Presence and Human Rights Accountability: What Next for MN? Feb 5 at 4:30 Central In person and online. More info and register at www.hhh.umn.edu/event/federa... @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

Applications for IHRC's academic year and summer fellowships are due March 31, 2026. UMN grad students from all disciplines studying migration-related topics may be eligible for a variety of fellowships. More information available at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... @umnengagement.bsky.social

Join us for a screening of K-Number which follows a Korean adoptee's journey to learn about her birth family and adoption process. Followed by a Q&A with the director. Tues Feb 10 @ 5:30. cla.umn.edu/liberal-arts...

Call for Proposals: Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling hosted by Institute for Immigration Research @georgemasonu.bsky.social. Abstracts due Feb 12. More info at iir.gmu.edu/articles/22954

IHRC's December newsletter is now available at conta.cc/4rBJRSp

Pedacito de Tierra: Music and the Puerto Rican Diaspora in Minnesota Thursday, Jan 15, Minnesota History Center. More info and tickets at www.mnhs.org/events/36171...

Very cool event this Thursday in person and online! Register today! ias.umn.edu/events/injus...