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...

Live Breakdown of New Immigration Enforcement Data Today: Let's Democratize Immigration Data The Deportation Data Project released new data. Follow along while I identify important trends, unpack key findings, and respond to your questions and comments. austinkocher.substack.com/p/live-break...

TOMORROW! Spend an evening with Jorell Melendez-Badillo. Lecture at 5, reception at 6:30. Books available for sale. More info at z.umn.edu/JorellMelendezBadillo @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social

Cool event next Tuesday from @ihrc-umn.bsky.social and the Nash Gallery with historian Jorell Meléndez-Badillo--who collaborated with Bad Bunny to add visual lessons on Puerto Rican history to his 2025 album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos"! It's the closing event for the Vaivén exhibit of Puerto Rican art:

Join us next Tuesday for an evening with Bad Bunny collaborator @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social. Lecture at 5 Reception at 6:30 on Univ of MN West Bank campus. More info z.umn.edu/JorellMelendezBadillo @copalmn.bsky.social

IHRC summer fellow Khoi Nguyen's article "Beyond Kinh(ship): The Making of Vietnamese Settler Refugeeism Through Land and Dispossession" was published in the Journal of Transnational American Studies. Congrats Khoi! @migrationcollab.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social escholarship.org/uc/item/0fs7...

The recording of our Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the US webinar is now available at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev... @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social

Today is Give To The Max Day. During this critical moment in our nation's history, please remember the IHRC and help us deepen the public's understanding of immigration and support the next generation of migration scholars. crowdfund.umn.edu/participants... #UMNGIVE

Join the IHRC and the Nash Gallery for Puerto Rico: A National History with Bad Bunny collaborator Jorell Melendez-Badillo on Dec 2. Learn about the history of Puerto Rico and its diaspora. z.umn.edu/JorellMelendezBadillo @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social @oah.org @iehs.bsky.social

Please join us this Wednesday at 5pm (ET) for a conversation with the authors of Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States. Register for the webinar here: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @ihrc-umn.bsky.social @dbattisti.bsky.social @carlygoodman.bsky.social

Join us Nov 12 at 4pm Central for Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the US and learn about Europeans who entered the US without proper authorization and how they were treated differently from other undocumented immigrants. More info at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories

TODAY! Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht. Reception 5pm Lecture 6pm Central. More info and RSVP at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture @arabamericanmuseum.org.web.brid.gy @miznaarabart.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social

Now less than 1 week away! Join us Nov 5 in person at the beautiful Weisman Art Museum overlooking the Mississippi River or watch on Zoom. @ucpress.bsky.social @oah.org @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

Join us Nov 12 for Hidden Histories and learn from our panel of experts about about European immigrants who entered the US without proper authorization. More info at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories @carlygoodman.bsky.social @kangborderlaw.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social @vliz.be @iehs.bsky.social

Join us next Tuesday to hear about my book Box 25:Archival Secrets, Caribbean Workers, and the Panama Canal. @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social thanks to @iehs.bsky.social for organizing this!

Just 2 weeks away: Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht Nov 5 @ Weisman Art Museum. Lecture will be hybrid. More info and register z.umn.edu/HittiLecture @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @oah.org @ucpress.bsky.social

The IHRC October Newsletter is now available at conta.cc/46L9CGf @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce the 1st annual Hitti lecture on Nov. 5 at the Weisman Art Museum feat. Charlotte Karem Albrecht speaking about Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling. More info and rsvp at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social

We're thrilled to announce Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht on Nov. 5th at the Weisman Art Museum. Reception and Lecture start at 5. More info and RSVP at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture @umn-rels.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Join us TONIGHT!

Join us and the Katherine Nash Gallery for Becoming SotaRicans, a conversation with Puerto Rican community leaders discussing their contributions to the arts and culture of MN. Oct. 8 from 4-6 in Pillsbury Hall. More info at events.tc.umn.edu/event/24867-...

Dr. Sergio Gonzalez, author of Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin, will be in the Twin Cities Oct 21-23. This is an amazing opportunity to hear him speak. More info about the events and registration is available at secure.everyaction.com/24d1agKXv0yx...

Join us Wed. Oct 1 for a discussion of Vichet Chhuon's new book Cambodian American Youth, Identity and Schooling with remarks by Peuo Tuy More info at z.umn.edu/chhuonbookevent @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Are you writing your first book on immigration history? You still have ONE WEEK to apply for the IHRC Manuscript workshop. More info at z.umn.edu/ManuscriptWorkshop APPLY TODAY! @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @oah.org

Join us and the Katherine Nash Gallery for Becoming SotaRicans, a conversation with Puerto Rican community leaders discussing their contributions to the arts and culture of MN. Oct. 8 from 4-6 in Pillsbury Hall. More info at events.tc.umn.edu/event/24867-...

The recording of our History of the Present webinar on Birthright Citizenship is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEH5... @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @skantrow.bsky.social @cnacken1.bsky.social @michelewaslin.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

Twin Cities Arab Film Festival 2025: All-Access Passes on sale now! When: Sept 24–28, 2025 Where: The Main Cinema, closing events at the Walker Art Center, special programming across the Twin Cities! Learn more + get passes at tcaff25.eventive.org

Join us Wed. Oct 1 for a discussion of Vichet Chhuon's new book Cambodian American Youth, Identity and Schooling with remarks by Peuo Tuy More info at z.umn.edu/chhuonbookevent @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social

Join us for a special evening with Reyna Grande and Sonia Guinansaca Sept 24 at 6pm at Best Buy Theater, Northrop in Minneapolis. More info and registration at z.umn.edu/rosales2025 @umncla.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social

Check out the amazing interactive data visualizations at mappingdeportations.com from @uclacilp.bsky.social

Check out this fantastic exhibit!! mndaily.com/295334/arts-...

The IHRC was honored to speak to the Uppsala delegation on Monday along with our partners at the IHRC Archives. global.umn.edu/news/honorin...

TODAY!!

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

The word vaivén is frequently used to describe the supposed ease with which Puerto Ricans travel between the United States and Puerto Rico. On view at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery Sept 9-Dec 6 Please join us Sat Sept 13 for a public program from 6-7 with a public reception to follow from 7-9.

Join us for a special evening with Reyna Grande and Sonia Guinansaca Sept 24 at 6pm at Best Buy Theater, Northrop in Minneapolis. More info and registration at z.umn.edu/rosales2025 @umncla.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social

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

Join us for a great discussion with Vichet Chhuon author of Cambodian American Youth, Identity, and Schooling and Peuo Tuy. Oct 1 at 5pm. More info and register at z.umn.edu/chhuonbookevent

Lifting up this great article with great data visualizations written in response to a recent speech about what it means to be American www.pbump.net/o/america-20...

The IHRC September newsletter is now available at conta.cc/45JfoHY

You still have time to register for our webinar on Birthright Citizenship on Sept 17 with @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @skantrow.bsky.social @cnacken1.bsky.social William Jones and Cecilia Marquez. z.umn.edu/BirthrightCitizen @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social

To understand whether climate change affects migration, climate scientists often create counterfactual scenarios to determine if specific events would have occurred in a world without global warming Check our podcast for more

Raising up this amazing article shedding light on border abuses and explaining how we got here www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...

IHRC was at the MN State Fair yesterday asking people what they think the % of the US population that is foreign born. It was fun to meet community members and hear their guesses (generally very high) :) @umnengagement.bsky.social