Immigration and Ethnic History Society
@iehs.bsky.social
Founded in 1965, the IEHS promotes the study of immigration history through the Journal of American Ethnic History and professional/educational outreach.
https://iehs.org/
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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
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
***Help with Mentorship Event at the OAH***
The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program at the OAH.
Please register your interest by January 31, 2026, and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program at the OAH.
Please register your interest by January 31, 2026, and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 AM
***Help with Mentorship Event at the OAH***
The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program at the OAH.
Please register your interest by January 31, 2026, and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program at the OAH.
Please register your interest by January 31, 2026, and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
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🗃️ State & local jurisdictions cannot defy federal law but neither can the federal govt order them to enforce every aspect of that law. For some origins of this ongoing tension in immigration federalism, rooted in the history of American slavery, here is a 🧵 on Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) 🧵 1/10
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
🗃️ State & local jurisdictions cannot defy federal law but neither can the federal govt order them to enforce every aspect of that law. For some origins of this ongoing tension in immigration federalism, rooted in the history of American slavery, here is a 🧵 on Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) 🧵 1/10
***Share Your News with Us***
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
***Share Your News with Us***
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
***IEHS YouTube Channel***
Please visit the IEHS YouTube channel to watch clips from our past virtual events, including book talks, panel discussions, and more. These clips are great teaching tools!
www.youtube.com/@iehs_org
Please visit the IEHS YouTube channel to watch clips from our past virtual events, including book talks, panel discussions, and more. These clips are great teaching tools!
www.youtube.com/@iehs_org
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
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January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
***IEHS YouTube Channel***
Please visit the IEHS YouTube channel to watch clips from our past virtual events, including book talks, panel discussions, and more. These clips are great teaching tools!
www.youtube.com/@iehs_org
Please visit the IEHS YouTube channel to watch clips from our past virtual events, including book talks, panel discussions, and more. These clips are great teaching tools!
www.youtube.com/@iehs_org
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🗃️⬇️ @iehs.bsky.social
Call for Papers: Maddalena Marinari and Maria Cristina Garcia invite you to submit a paper proposal for an edited anthology, tentatively titled Immigrants in Challenging Times, by March 15, 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Call for Proposals
Immigrants in Challenging Times Edited by Maddalena Marinari and Maria Cristina Garcia A Call for Papers Since the early republic, advocacy has played a crucial role in shaping the contours of state ...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
🗃️⬇️ @iehs.bsky.social
***New blog post in Immigration and Ethnic History Society blog, Not from Here***
"Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth"
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"Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth"
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Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth
For years now, Stephen Koeth and Deborah Kanter have found themselves attending the same conference panels, drawn to overlapping conversations about twentieth-century American Catholicism, urbanism…
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January 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
***New blog post in Immigration and Ethnic History Society blog, Not from Here***
"Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth"
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"Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth"
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
***Call for Proposals - Arts and Migration Symposium***
"Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling"
More information here: iir.gmu.edu/articles/22954
"Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling"
More information here: iir.gmu.edu/articles/22954
January 26, 2026 at 8:38 PM
***Call for Proposals - Arts and Migration Symposium***
"Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling"
More information here: iir.gmu.edu/articles/22954
"Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling"
More information here: iir.gmu.edu/articles/22954
***Check out the new Fall 2025 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social )****
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January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
***Check out the new Fall 2025 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social )****
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
***Help with Mentorship Event at the OAH***
The IEHS is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program for graduate students and early career scholars working on immigration and ethnic history at the OAH.
Register by 1/31/26: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The IEHS is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program for graduate students and early career scholars working on immigration and ethnic history at the OAH.
Register by 1/31/26: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
IEHS Mentorship at the 2026 OAH
April 16-19, 2026
The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee will hold an in-person mentorship program for graduate students and early career scholars working on immigration and ethnic hist...
docs.google.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 PM
***Help with Mentorship Event at the OAH***
The IEHS is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program for graduate students and early career scholars working on immigration and ethnic history at the OAH.
Register by 1/31/26: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The IEHS is seeking MENTORS for its first in-person mentorship program for graduate students and early career scholars working on immigration and ethnic history at the OAH.
Register by 1/31/26: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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In Journal of American Ethnic History (@iehs.bsky.social) Vol. 45, No. 1, @loriflores.bsky.social reviews "Intimate Eating: Racialized Spaces and Radical Futures" (@dukepress.bsky.social) by Anita Mannur: "its case studies will surely intrigue." scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/art...
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
In Journal of American Ethnic History (@iehs.bsky.social) Vol. 45, No. 1, @loriflores.bsky.social reviews "Intimate Eating: Racialized Spaces and Radical Futures" (@dukepress.bsky.social) by Anita Mannur: "its case studies will surely intrigue." scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/art...
***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.
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The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/?fbcl...
Awards Overview
Visit the post for more.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
***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.
iehs.org/awards/?fbcl...
The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/?fbcl...
***Please email us if you recently published something***
We are happy to feature your scholarship in the monthly digest.
Email: digest@iehs.org
We are happy to feature your scholarship in the monthly digest.
Email: digest@iehs.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
***Please email us if you recently published something***
We are happy to feature your scholarship in the monthly digest.
Email: digest@iehs.org
We are happy to feature your scholarship in the monthly digest.
Email: digest@iehs.org
Here's a new article from IEHS members Shuyue Liu and Changkang Li:
“Space, Time, and Progression: Narrating Chinese Americans Between Worlds in Literature,” Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction (2025): 1-14
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Space, Time, and Progression: Narrating Chinese Americans Between Worlds in Literature,” Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction (2025): 1-14
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Here's a new article from IEHS members Shuyue Liu and Changkang Li:
“Space, Time, and Progression: Narrating Chinese Americans Between Worlds in Literature,” Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction (2025): 1-14
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Space, Time, and Progression: Narrating Chinese Americans Between Worlds in Literature,” Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction (2025): 1-14
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New article by IEHS members Shuyue Liu and Changkang Li:
“Empathy, Curiosity, and Critique: an AI-assisted Mapping of Non-academic Reception of Asian American Literature,” Textual Practice (2025): 1-23.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Empathy, Curiosity, and Critique: an AI-assisted Mapping of Non-academic Reception of Asian American Literature,” Textual Practice (2025): 1-23.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Empathy, curiosity, and critique: an AI-assisted mapping of non-academic reception of Asian American literature
This study investigates how non-academic readers engage with Asian American literature through AI-assisted sentiment analysis of online reviews of Celeste Ng's novels. Ng's novels represent two mot...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
New article by IEHS members Shuyue Liu and Changkang Li:
“Empathy, Curiosity, and Critique: an AI-assisted Mapping of Non-academic Reception of Asian American Literature,” Textual Practice (2025): 1-23.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Empathy, Curiosity, and Critique: an AI-assisted Mapping of Non-academic Reception of Asian American Literature,” Textual Practice (2025): 1-23.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dear IEHS Members:
This is your reminder that voting for three positions on the IEHS board ends today! The ballot was sent via email.
Thank you,
Nicole Greer Golda
IEHS Secretary
This is your reminder that voting for three positions on the IEHS board ends today! The ballot was sent via email.
Thank you,
Nicole Greer Golda
IEHS Secretary
January 16, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Dear IEHS Members:
This is your reminder that voting for three positions on the IEHS board ends today! The ballot was sent via email.
Thank you,
Nicole Greer Golda
IEHS Secretary
This is your reminder that voting for three positions on the IEHS board ends today! The ballot was sent via email.
Thank you,
Nicole Greer Golda
IEHS Secretary
New book from IEHS member, David-James Gonzales:
Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California (Oxford University Press, 2025).
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Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California (Oxford University Press, 2025).
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January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
New book from IEHS member, David-James Gonzales:
Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California (Oxford University Press, 2025).
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California (Oxford University Press, 2025).
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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🗃️ The LPC (Likely to Become a Public Charge) provision in US immigration policy is, ominously, back in the news. For its historical origins, there is no better account than
@hidehirota.bsky.social 's book "Expelling the Poor" @academic.oup.com @iehs.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@hidehirota.bsky.social 's book "Expelling the Poor" @academic.oup.com @iehs.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ global.oup.com/academic/pro...
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
🗃️ The LPC (Likely to Become a Public Charge) provision in US immigration policy is, ominously, back in the news. For its historical origins, there is no better account than
@hidehirota.bsky.social 's book "Expelling the Poor" @academic.oup.com @iehs.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@hidehirota.bsky.social 's book "Expelling the Poor" @academic.oup.com @iehs.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ global.oup.com/academic/pro...
***Share Your News with Us***
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
***Share Your News with Us***
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
The IEHS monthly digest comes out on the 27th of every month. Please email us at digest@iehs.org if you have any announcements about events, grants, job ads, or public speaking engagements that you would like us to share with the IEHS community.
***Know Your Rights Information on the IEHS Website***
The IEHS website now has a “Know Your Rights” page with several resources to navigate the current immigration landscape. If you have any suggestions for additional sources to include, email President Maddalena Marinari at mmarinar@gustavus.edu.
The IEHS website now has a “Know Your Rights” page with several resources to navigate the current immigration landscape. If you have any suggestions for additional sources to include, email President Maddalena Marinari at mmarinar@gustavus.edu.
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
***Know Your Rights Information on the IEHS Website***
The IEHS website now has a “Know Your Rights” page with several resources to navigate the current immigration landscape. If you have any suggestions for additional sources to include, email President Maddalena Marinari at mmarinar@gustavus.edu.
The IEHS website now has a “Know Your Rights” page with several resources to navigate the current immigration landscape. If you have any suggestions for additional sources to include, email President Maddalena Marinari at mmarinar@gustavus.edu.
***Upcoming event featuring IEHS members @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @kevinkenny.bsky.social***
Tenement Talk: Preparing for the Immigration Journey
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30-8:30 PM
Event Location: 103 Orchard Street, YouTube Live
www.tenement.org/events/tenem...
Tenement Talk: Preparing for the Immigration Journey
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30-8:30 PM
Event Location: 103 Orchard Street, YouTube Live
www.tenement.org/events/tenem...
Tenement Talk: Preparing for the Immigration Journey
On Wednesday, January 28 join a conversation with historians Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari about Irish and Italian rituals of migration.
www.tenement.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
***Upcoming event featuring IEHS members @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @kevinkenny.bsky.social***
Tenement Talk: Preparing for the Immigration Journey
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30-8:30 PM
Event Location: 103 Orchard Street, YouTube Live
www.tenement.org/events/tenem...
Tenement Talk: Preparing for the Immigration Journey
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30-8:30 PM
Event Location: 103 Orchard Street, YouTube Live
www.tenement.org/events/tenem...
***Videos of OAH-IEHS Joint Events Available***
The videos of the three-part OAH-IEHS webinar series are now available to stream anytime on the OAH YouTube channel.
youtube.com/@theoah?si=i...
The videos of the three-part OAH-IEHS webinar series are now available to stream anytime on the OAH YouTube channel.
youtube.com/@theoah?si=i...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
***Videos of OAH-IEHS Joint Events Available***
The videos of the three-part OAH-IEHS webinar series are now available to stream anytime on the OAH YouTube channel.
youtube.com/@theoah?si=i...
The videos of the three-part OAH-IEHS webinar series are now available to stream anytime on the OAH YouTube channel.
youtube.com/@theoah?si=i...
***Call for IEHS mentors at the 2026 OAH***
If you are a scholar with at least 6 years of experience post PhD, we encourage you to participate.
Please register your interest here by January 31, 2026 and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you are a scholar with at least 6 years of experience post PhD, we encourage you to participate.
Please register your interest here by January 31, 2026 and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
IEHS Mentorship at the 2026 OAH
April 16-19, 2026
The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee will hold an in-person mentorship program for graduate students and early career scholars working on immigration and ethnic hist...
docs.google.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
***Call for IEHS mentors at the 2026 OAH***
If you are a scholar with at least 6 years of experience post PhD, we encourage you to participate.
Please register your interest here by January 31, 2026 and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you are a scholar with at least 6 years of experience post PhD, we encourage you to participate.
Please register your interest here by January 31, 2026 and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
***Submit IEHS Panel Proposals for the 2027 OAH by January 31***
If you are interested, please submit a full panel proposal for consideration to Program Committee Chair and IEHS Vice President Hidetaka Hirota.
If you are interested, please submit a full panel proposal for consideration to Program Committee Chair and IEHS Vice President Hidetaka Hirota.
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
***Submit IEHS Panel Proposals for the 2027 OAH by January 31***
If you are interested, please submit a full panel proposal for consideration to Program Committee Chair and IEHS Vice President Hidetaka Hirota.
If you are interested, please submit a full panel proposal for consideration to Program Committee Chair and IEHS Vice President Hidetaka Hirota.
***PEC Representatives at the American Historical Association (AHA) Annual Meeting, Jan 2026***
The IEHS Professional Environment Committee guarantees the presence of at least two reps at the AHA. This year they will be Mark Steiner and Maddalena Marinari.
More info here: iehs.org/about/policy...
The IEHS Professional Environment Committee guarantees the presence of at least two reps at the AHA. This year they will be Mark Steiner and Maddalena Marinari.
More info here: iehs.org/about/policy...
Policy on Harassment and Sexual Misconduct
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January 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM