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 birthright citizenship clause was to address the citizenship of Black Americans. It left Native people out for a good reason. And it had implications for Chinese and Latinx immigrants. ICYMI here's the recording

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

UMN Professor Jimmy Patino published this excellent piece drawing attention to historical parallels. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/before-aboli...

The IHRC 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/about/a... Learn about our work, partnerships, research initiatives and impact!!

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...

REMINDER that applications for the Michael G Karni Scholarship for visiting scholars using the archival sources at the IHRC Archives are due Sept 1. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/grants-...

IHRC summer fellow Alisa Kuzmina posted a 2 part personal reflection on her archival research at the Immigration History Research Center Archives. What a great way to encourage others to use of our collections www.historians.org/perspectives... @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

📢 OAH in the news! Our Executive Director Beth English was quoted in @washingtonpost.com. Her voice reflects our mission to ensure a full and truthful understanding of the past. We are grateful for her leadership in standing strong for history when it matters most. 🔗 ow.ly/h3GO50WJx5r

It's almost like we knew.... :)

Join us Sept 17 for a timely webinar on Birthright Citizenship and learn from the experts @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @skantrow.bsky.social @cnacken1.bsky.social William Jones and Cecilia Marquez. Register z.umn.edu/BirthrightCitizen @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social

Join us on September 17 for a timely webinar on birthright citizenship! Our expert panelists will put it in historical context and explain how changes could impact you. Register at z.umn.edu/BirthrightCitizen @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

Are you nearing completion on a book manuscript addressing any aspect of US immigration history from the colonial era to the present? Apply for our manuscript workshop! More info at z.umn.edu/ManuscriptWorkshop @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

***A week from today*** Join us at 4:15 PM EST on Tuesday, August 12 for our next online book event with @emilymitchelleaton.bsky.social and @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social. Hongdeng Gao will moderate the discussion. Register: iehs.org/event/online...

***Attention graduate 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 grad students with dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history, broadly defined. iehs.org/awards/georg...

IHRC Summer Fellow Alisa Kuzmina has a great essay in the AHA Perspectives on History on the intersections between her research and her experience as an international student. Read it at www.historians.org/perspectives...

Applications are now being accepted for the Grant-in-Aid Awards and Karni Scholarship. Both awards support visiting scholars and researchers using the archival sources of the Immigration History Research Center Archives. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/grants-... and www.lib.umn.edu/collections/...

Highly relevant given today's SCOTUS decision. "American women across the nation, like my great grandmother, were stripped of their U.S. citizenship..." Check out this great blog by Brianna DeValk iehs.org/award-winner... @iehs.bsky.social

Thank you to @yaelschacher.bsky.social Rachel Schmidtke and @refugeesinternational.org for documenting the abuse of asylum seekers www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...

MiSC vehemently rejects the war on immigrants and peaceful protestors in Los Angeles. What we're witnessing is worsening anti-immigrant policies, with intensified enforcement. Read MiSC's full statement below: sites.google.com/lclark.edu/m...

We have posted new #ImmigrantStories on our YouTube page. Learn about Shubham's multiple migrations and Shirley's migration from China to the US with her family. youtu.be/qFZKxryZa4s

Check out our latest Immigrant Stories on our YouTube page. Like this one from Netra discussing growing up in an Indian American family youtu.be/uXn4O6kAj_0

The IHRC's May 2025 newsletter is now available at conta.cc/43FduYY

Read the blog post below for a sneak peek of some of the themes explored in Rituals of Migration. The official publication date is June 17 but you can order the book now from @nyupress.bsky.social and @gihnyu.bsky.social.

Did you miss it? Former OAH President and Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David Blight joined PBS NewsHour to discuss how American history is told in our museums and monuments. Catch up here: ow.ly/lSXY50VMXnq

Please see this important statement from @iehs.bsky.social regarding the Trump administration's immigration actions.

IHRC Assistant Director @michelewaslin.bsky.social and her coauthor Carol Cleaveland wrote a blog post for The Gender Policy Report on Women Seeking Asylum in the Age of Trump. Read it at genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/women-seekin...

You still have time to register for our upcoming joint webinar with @iehs.bsky.social. Join us Tuesday and learn about the lingering significance of The Page Act of 1875. z.umn.edu/PageAct150

IHRC's April newsletter is now available at conta.cc/3EkqLwj