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George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award

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Nathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 5d

Grad students of U.S. migration or ethnic history, broadly defined...take a look!!

Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 5d

***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...

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 5d

***Fall Online Book Event***

Join us on Tuesday, October 28 at 4:15 PM EDT for the next online book event with @greeneland.bsky.social and Brendan A. Shanahan. Michael Salgarolo will moderate the discussion.

Register here: iehs.org/event/online...

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Nathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 5d

***Historians - apply to awards***

Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 5d

***Awards from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS)***

The IEHS offers a number of awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.

Visit the awards page for details regarding all 2025-26 awards, including deadlines.

iehs.org/awards/

Awards Overview

OAH | Contact the Distinguished Lectureship ProgramOAH | Contact the Distinguished Lectureship Program

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 5d

Very much looking forward to discussing "Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery" with @rbatzell.bsky.social, Lara Vapnek, Richard Price, and & Naomi R. Willians in @lawcha.bsky.social's 2025 Labor Book Big Forum, Friday, October 17, 2pm to 4pm ET online ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Registration details for Friday, October 17, 2pm to 4pm ET: https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/FCXIyoNuQf6R3AA-ymF2uA#/registration

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Glucksman Ireland House NYU @gihnyu.bsky.social · 7d

We're so excited to have @sineadgleeson.bsky.social at GIH this Thursday to discuss her novel "Hagstone" in conversation with Douglas Stuart.

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 7d

***New OAH lecturers***

Congratulations to Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) members Adrian De Leon and Omar Valerio-Jimenez for being selected to the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Lectureship Program!

OAH Lecturers can be booked online:

www.oah.org/lectures/con...

www.oah.org

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Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D. @irpinaingiro.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations again, @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social @aadeleon.bsky.social! Such a well deserved honor. @iehs.bsky.social is lucky to have you as members!

Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 7d

***New OAH lecturers***

Congratulations to Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) members Adrian De Leon and Omar Valerio-Jimenez for being selected to the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Lectureship Program!

OAH Lecturers can be booked online:

www.oah.org/lectures/con...

OAH | Contact the Distinguished Lectureship ProgramOAH | Contact the Distinguished Lectureship Program

www.oah.org

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations, Gautham, on this important and timely work.

Gautham Rao @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 8d

Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.

My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.

a.co/d/29c7EIP

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 9d

For the brunch crowd, here's today's #ScholarSunday thread, & the first to be featured on our new site! Please share widely to spread the word on all this great work, &, yeah, our new public scholarly home. Thanks! 🗃️ @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 10d

Here it is, my 243rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

#ScholarSunday Thread 243 (9/28/25) - Black and White and Read All Over

Here it is, my 243rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! Fi...

blackwhiteandread.com

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · Nov 8

For new followers, here's my latest project, a podcast on sports histories, exclusion & inclusion, & the worst & best of America--& my single favorite moment from American history.

americanstudier.podbean.com

The Celestials’ Last Game | Ben Railton

Baseball, Bigotry, and the Battle for America

americanstudier.podbean.com

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Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 15d

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

Birthright Citizenship: A History of the Present Webinar

YouTube video by Immigration History Research Center

Surviving the Bomb in Diaspora: Intergenerational Suffering and Justice-Seeking Among Korean Pihaeja

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 14d

New article from IEHS members Naoko Wake and @michaelrjin.bsky.social in the @historians.org American Historical Review:

Surviving the Bomb in Diaspora: Intergenerational Suffering and Justice-Seeking Among Korean Pihaeja

academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

Abstract. Uncovering the voices of the Korean diasporic atomic bomb survivors across multilingual and transimperial spaces in archives and memories in East

academic.oup.com

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Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D. @irpinaingiro.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to Naoko and @michaelrjin.bsky.social! This article makes a critical contribution to the field.

Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 14d

New article from IEHS members Naoko Wake and @michaelrjin.bsky.social in the @historians.org American Historical Review:

Surviving the Bomb in Diaspora: Intergenerational Suffering and Justice-Seeking Among Korean Pihaeja

academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

Surviving the Bomb in Diaspora: Intergenerational Suffering and Justice-Seeking Among Korean Pihaeja

Abstract. Uncovering the voices of the Korean diasporic atomic bomb survivors across multilingual and transimperial spaces in archives and memories in East

academic.oup.com

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 13d

The Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.

Visit the awards page for details regarding all 2025-26 awards, including deadlines.

iehs.org/awards/

Awards Overview

Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · Jun 13

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

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 11d

Be sure to check out the new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History on "Immigration and Citizenship" co-edited by @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @migrantherstory.bsky.social:

scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...

scholarlypublishingcollective.org

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Cian T. McMahon, PhD @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social · 12d

What a fun night! Thanks to our fantastic hosts at @gihnyu.bsky.social

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Joseph Sciorra @josephsciorra.bsky.social · 12d

What a treat gathering with contributors to present my article “The Visual Culture of Italian Migrant Return: Snapshots at the Crossroads of Home Visits and Touristic Itineraries” in this exciting new book

Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 12d

Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1...
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social

Launch of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move

Launch of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, Kathleen!

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Kathleen Lenihan @kathleenlenihan.bsky.social · 12d

If your family history research involves Irish and Italian emigration, Rituals of Migration nyupress.org/978147982513... belongs on your bookshelf. #genealogy

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 12d

Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1...
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social

Launch of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move

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Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D. @irpinaingiro.bsky.social · 12d

This was such a fantastic event! Many thanks to @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @gihnyu.bsky.social for hosting the launch of Rituals of Migration. The audience was truly amazing.

Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 12d

Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1...
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social

Launch of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 12d

Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1...
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social