Nathan Ellstrand
@nellstra.bsky.social
Historian of transnational politics & religion between the US & Latin America. Postdoc, SDSU. Co-founder, @histcatmex.bsky.social. Social Media Officer, @iehs.bsky.social. Social justice. Foodie.
https://nathanellstrand.com/
https://nathanellstrand.com/
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Hello!
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
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How did the poinsettia become a symbol of Christmas?
Check out this article below in Time Magazine by my dad Norman Ellstrand and I:
time.com/7202847/poin...
Check out this article below in Time Magazine by my dad Norman Ellstrand and I:
time.com/7202847/poin...
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
How did the poinsettia become a symbol of Christmas?
Check out this article below in Time Magazine by my dad Norman Ellstrand and I:
time.com/7202847/poin...
Check out this article below in Time Magazine by my dad Norman Ellstrand and I:
time.com/7202847/poin...
Merry Christmas from President Trump:
December 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Merry Christmas from President Trump:
Cherry-headed conures
December 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Cherry-headed conures
Spicy hot chocolate
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Spicy hot chocolate
Gourmet s'mores bar
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Gourmet s'mores bar
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***We're on YouTube!***
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!
m.youtube.com/%40iehs_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!
m.youtube.com/%40iehs_org?...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
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December 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
***We're on YouTube!***
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!
m.youtube.com/%40iehs_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!
m.youtube.com/%40iehs_org?...
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New on the IEHS blog, Not From Here:
Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
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…
iehs.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New on the IEHS blog, Not From Here:
Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Deborah Kanter & Stephen Koeth
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
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The Trump administration said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, citing unspecified security risks.
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
nyti.ms
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Trump administration said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, citing unspecified security risks.
Charcuterie board
December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Charcuterie board
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Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Sichuan hot and spicy wontons
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sichuan hot and spicy wontons
New from University of Arizona Press:
Avocado Dreams: Remaking Salvadoran Life and Art in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area by Ana Patricia Rodríguez
uapress.arizona.edu/book/avocado...
Avocado Dreams: Remaking Salvadoran Life and Art in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area by Ana Patricia Rodríguez
uapress.arizona.edu/book/avocado...
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New from University of Arizona Press:
Avocado Dreams: Remaking Salvadoran Life and Art in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area by Ana Patricia Rodríguez
uapress.arizona.edu/book/avocado...
Avocado Dreams: Remaking Salvadoran Life and Art in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area by Ana Patricia Rodríguez
uapress.arizona.edu/book/avocado...
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舞茸タコス，日本で流行らないかな
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
舞茸タコス，日本で流行らないかな
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Breaking news: The Justice Department released a huge trove of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
The materials could include grand jury testimony, investigative records, immunity deals, sealed settlements and more.
The materials could include grand jury testimony, investigative records, immunity deals, sealed settlements and more.
Justice Department releases huge trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents
The documents’ release would mark the culmination of a bipartisan push to force Trump and his administration to disclose more materials related to Epstein.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Breaking news: The Justice Department released a huge trove of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
The materials could include grand jury testimony, investigative records, immunity deals, sealed settlements and more.
The materials could include grand jury testimony, investigative records, immunity deals, sealed settlements and more.
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***Special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History***
"Immigration and Citizenship"
Co-edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
"Immigration and Citizenship"
Co-edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
scholarlypublishingcollective.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
***Special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History***
"Immigration and Citizenship"
Co-edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
"Immigration and Citizenship"
Co-edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Maitake mushroom taco
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Maitake mushroom taco
***My department is hiring***
Assistant Professor of the History of Brazil
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69649/s...
Assistant Professor of the History of Brazil
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69649/s...
San Diego State University - Assistant Professor of History of Brazil | H-Net
networks.h-net.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
***My department is hiring***
Assistant Professor of the History of Brazil
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69649/s...
Assistant Professor of the History of Brazil
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69649/s...
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President Trump on Wednesday night gave a rare prime-time address intended to defend his accomplishments that included a long list of exaggerations and misleading statements. Here’s a fact-check. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
President Trump on Wednesday night gave a rare prime-time address intended to defend his accomplishments that included a long list of exaggerations and misleading statements. Here’s a fact-check. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
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***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/
The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/
Awards Overview
Visit the post for more.
iehs.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 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/
The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/
Buffalo milk soft serve
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Buffalo milk soft serve
Tacos de pescado
December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tacos de pescado
New book from @univnebpress.bsky.social :
High Voltage: Hydroelectric Development and Political Power in Peru by Gonzalo Romero Sommer
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
High Voltage: Hydroelectric Development and Political Power in Peru by Gonzalo Romero Sommer
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New book from @univnebpress.bsky.social :
High Voltage: Hydroelectric Development and Political Power in Peru by Gonzalo Romero Sommer
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
High Voltage: Hydroelectric Development and Political Power in Peru by Gonzalo Romero Sommer
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...