Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social
Historian. Author of Unwanted (@UNC_Press). Current President of @IEHS.
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New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here: Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari with Hardeep Dhillon
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
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November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here: Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari with Hardeep Dhillon
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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***TODAY***
The @ihrc-umn.bsky.social invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register: z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
The @ihrc-umn.bsky.social invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register: z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the web...
European migrants are often depicted as the nation’s iconic legal immigrants, yet Europeans did enter and remain in the US without proper authorization. In this webinar, our experts will tell the stor...
z.umn.edu
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
***TODAY***
The @ihrc-umn.bsky.social invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register: z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
The @ihrc-umn.bsky.social invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register: z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
***Book Reviewers for the JAEH Needed***
If you are interested in reviewing books for the Journal of American Ethnic History, please complete the volunteer reviewer form or send your contact information and areas of expertise to jaehreviews@gmail.com
iehs.org/review-books...
If you are interested in reviewing books for the Journal of American Ethnic History, please complete the volunteer reviewer form or send your contact information and areas of expertise to jaehreviews@gmail.com
iehs.org/review-books...
Review Books for the JAEH
Visit the post for more.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
***Book Reviewers for the JAEH Needed***
If you are interested in reviewing books for the Journal of American Ethnic History, please complete the volunteer reviewer form or send your contact information and areas of expertise to jaehreviews@gmail.com
iehs.org/review-books...
If you are interested in reviewing books for the Journal of American Ethnic History, please complete the volunteer reviewer form or send your contact information and areas of expertise to jaehreviews@gmail.com
iehs.org/review-books...
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
NEW DATA: ICE's number of average daily arrests in Texas have more than doubled under Trump — leading to one in four arrests across the country.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Data shows how immigration crackdown plays out in Texas
ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. But most of them don't have criminal convictions despite pledges to pursue “the worst of the worst.”
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NEW DATA: ICE's number of average daily arrests in Texas have more than doubled under Trump — leading to one in four arrests across the country.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Arrests of people who have not been convicted of a crime have also increased.
This is plain cruelty. The ICE detention machine must be shut down.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
***Tomorrow***
The recently formed Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges all migration scholars around the globe to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
More: migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
The recently formed Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges all migration scholars around the globe to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
More: migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
***Tomorrow***
The recently formed Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges all migration scholars around the globe to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
More: migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
The recently formed Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges all migration scholars around the globe to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
More: migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
Reliable, transparent information about country conditions has become harder to access — yet it remains essential for fair asylum decisions and informed migration policy.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Reliable, transparent information about country conditions has become harder to access — yet it remains essential for fair asylum decisions and informed migration policy.
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***Funding Opportunity***
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Research and Project Grant call for applications.
Deadline: 3/31/26.
botstiberbiaas.org/grants/resea...
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Research and Project Grant call for applications.
Deadline: 3/31/26.
botstiberbiaas.org/grants/resea...
Research & Project Grants | The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies
The BIAAS seeks grant proposals for research or projects aimed at promoting an understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Austria, including Habsburg Austria.
botstiberbiaas.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
***Funding Opportunity***
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Research and Project Grant call for applications.
Deadline: 3/31/26.
botstiberbiaas.org/grants/resea...
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Research and Project Grant call for applications.
Deadline: 3/31/26.
botstiberbiaas.org/grants/resea...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
In case you missed it:
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
scholarlypublishingcollective.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In case you missed it:
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
***A week from today***
The IHRC invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
The IHRC invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the web...
European migrants are often depicted as the nation’s iconic legal immigrants, yet Europeans did enter and remain in the US without proper authorization. In this webinar, our experts will tell the stor...
z.umn.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
***A week from today***
The IHRC invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
The IHRC invites you to the Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States webinar on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 5:15 CST.
Register at z.umn.edu/HiddenHistories.
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TODAY, November 5th
Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund Lecture at the University of Minnesota
Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht for the inaugural Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund lecture at UMN and online. Register at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture
Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund Lecture at the University of Minnesota
Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht for the inaugural Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund lecture at UMN and online. Register at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture
IHRC Welcomes Charlotte Karem Albrecht for the Inaugural Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund Lecture
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Reception 5-6pm
Lecture 6-7:30pm (hybrid)
Weisman Art Museum
333 E River Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55455
The Immigration History Research Center invites you to our inaugural Phi...
z.umn.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
TODAY, November 5th
Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund Lecture at the University of Minnesota
Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht for the inaugural Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund lecture at UMN and online. Register at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture
Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund Lecture at the University of Minnesota
Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling with Charlotte Karem Albrecht for the inaugural Philip K. Hitti Memorial Fund lecture at UMN and online. Register at z.umn.edu/HittiLecture
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
You'll be shocked to know that it was a Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center
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VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
wgntv.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You'll be shocked to know that it was a Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
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Global Teach Ins-Outs about Migration
The Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges migration scholars to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
Info? migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
The Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges migration scholars to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
Info? migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Global Teach Ins-Outs about Migration
The Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges migration scholars to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
Info? migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
The Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network urges migration scholars to organize Teach Ins-Outs around the theme “Stop the War on Migrants; Migration is a Social Good” on November 11, 2025.
Info? migrationscholarsnetwork@gmail.com.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
***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 graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
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.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award
Visit the post for more.
iehs.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
***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 graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
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.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
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It’s November, and like Mariah it’s time for my 248th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week to be defrosted. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 248 (11/2/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
It’s November, and like Mariah it’s time for my 248th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week to be defrosted. Add ...
blackwhiteandread.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It’s November, and like Mariah it’s time for my 248th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week to be defrosted. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
Check out this new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History focused on "Immigration and Citizenship" edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social:
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
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October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Check out this new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History focused on "Immigration and Citizenship" edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social:
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
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ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples' Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship.
Learn more about this here: www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Learn more about this here: www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples' Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship.
Learn more about this here: www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Learn more about this here: www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Congratulations again, @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social! So well deserved.
***David J. Weber Prize Winner***
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congratulations again, @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social! So well deserved.
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***David J. Weber Prize Winner***
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
***David J. Weber Prize Winner***
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
OAH-IEHS Joint Virtual Event TODAY:
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
OAH | October 30 Webinar: History of DeportationsOAH | October 30 Webinar: History of Deportations
www.oah.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
OAH-IEHS Joint Virtual Event TODAY:
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
Join us this afternoon if you can! This is such an important and timely conversation. Details below 👇🏽
OAH-IEHS Joint Virtual Event TOMORROW:
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
OAH | October 30 Webinar: History of DeportationsOAH | October 30 Webinar: History of Deportations
www.oah.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Join us this afternoon if you can! This is such an important and timely conversation. Details below 👇🏽
This was such a fantastic event! Look for the videos on the @iehs.bsky.social YouTube channel. The short videos are great a teaching tool.
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This was such a fantastic event! Look for the videos on the @iehs.bsky.social YouTube channel. The short videos are great a teaching tool.
Reposted by Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.
Be sure to check out this special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History from special editors @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @migrantherstory.bsky.social :
#NationalImmigrantsDay: check out "Immigration and Citizenship," a special issue of Journal of American Ethnic History that delves into the complex web of power relations that shaped the lives of citizens & non-citizens in America. @iehs.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Be sure to check out this special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History from special editors @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @migrantherstory.bsky.social :