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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Aug 1

And most of all, thank you to all the migrants and activists who shared with me their documents, told me their stories, and invited me to their homes and organizations. I would not have been able to complete the research for their book without your generosity and commitment to social change. 🙏

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thank you to the awards committees who selected my book and to all those who supported me while writing the book, especially my editor at University of Chicago Press, Elizabeth Dyson; my development editor, Jenny Gavacs; Rhacel Parrenas, Waverly Duck, and David S. Meyer; and Grinnell College.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Aug 1

As a global and transnational sociologist studying social movements and migration, I am very honored and grateful for this recognition. As I posted a while ago, I also won the 2025 Best Book Award, RC31 Sociology of Migration, International Sociological Association.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Aug 1

2025 Best Book Award, ASA Section on Global and Transnational Sociology; 2025 Charles Tilly Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, ASA Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements; and 2025 Honorable Mention for Outstanding Book Award, SSSP Global Division.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Aug 1

I am so happy to share the good news that my book won the following awards at the American Sociological Association (ASA) and Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), whose annual meetings are taking place next week in Chicago:

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ASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · Jul 28

Please join us for the following @asamigration.bsky.social events at #ASA2025 @asanews.bsky.social :

Sat, August 9th
1. Right-Wing Politics, Mobilities, and Immigrant Conservatism (co-sponsored w @asapolisoc.bsky.social ) 8:00 am to 9:30 am @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social & @thejesseyeh.bsky.social

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ASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congrats to our newly elected section leaders! @drlizaaranda.bsky.social as chair-elect; @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social as secretary-treasurer; Deisy Del Real and @blancaarramirez.bsky.social as council members; and @melihurtado.bsky.social as student representative!!

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you so much, Ann! Hope to meet you at the ASA meeting in Chicago.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jul 6

My book is a co-winner of the International Sociological Association RC31 Sociology of Migration Best Book Award. Thank you to the committee for this honor.

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

#RC31_Award #best_book in #migration studies

Sharon M. Quinsaat’s Insurgent Communities, published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social, provides a sweeping history of #Filipino transnational social #activism in the #Netherlands and US from 1970s to the present day.

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Insurgent Communities

Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests. When people migrate and settle in other countries, do they automatically form ...

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you don't know me, please read my bio in the ballot or visit my website at sharonquinsaat.com to know more about me, my scholarship, and my service to the ASA and other professional associations. Thank you very much.

Home | Sharon M. Quinsaat, PhD

Sharon Quinsaat is a sociologist of social movements and migration. She is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Grinnell College.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jun 17

American Sociological Association colleagues, I am running for the following positions: Asia/Asian America Council Member; Peace, War, and Social Conflict Council Member; and International Migration Secretary/Treasurer. If you are a member of these sections, I hope you consider voting for me.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jun 17

You are so kind! Thank you, Daniel. ♥️

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you don't know me, please read my bio in the ballot or visit my website at sharonquinsaat.com to know more about me, my scholarship, and my service to the ASA and other professional associations. Thank you very much.

Home | Sharon M. Quinsaat, PhD

Sharon Quinsaat is a sociologist of social movements and migration. She is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Grinnell College.

sharonquinsaat.com

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ASA Collective Behavior & Social Movements @asa-cbsm.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations to the CBSM Charles Tilly Book Awardees🎉: Sharon M. Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social for Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora, Benjamin H. Bradlow @bhbradlow.bsky.social for Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo and Johannesburg

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · May 5

Have you registered to this event yet by the @asa-cbsm.bsky.social? If not, you should do so (bit.ly/CBSMevent). Let's have a conversation about the world we live in right now!

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · May 5

Have you registered to this event yet by the @asa-cbsm.bsky.social? If not, you should do so (bit.ly/CBSMevent). Let's have a conversation about the world we live in right now!

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Apr 29

Join us in a Virtual Conversation on “Global Resistance to Democratic Backsliding” on May 13, 2025 (Tuesday), 12:00-1:30 Central Time organized by @asa-cbsm.bsky.social. Please register at bit.ly/CBSMevent. Let's have a conversation about the world we live in right now! @asanews.bsky.social

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Apr 16

Hi Shruti. Unfortunately, I don't have a chapter on transnational families. The book focuses mostly on protests. :(

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you very much, Shruti. If you assign the book in your class, I am happy to join you via Zoom.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Apr 1

I'm giving a book talk next week at my alma mater, University of Pittsburgh. It's been 10 years since my last visit, and I'm very excited. I hope you can attend. #InsurgentCommunities
@uchicagopress.bsky.social

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Mar 17

So happy to have been awarded an honorable mention alongside @chiaragalli.bsky.social, winner of the 2025
@midwestsoc.bsky.social Distinguished Book Award. The committee praised my book #InsurgentCommunities for being “theoretical robust” and “a solid sociological investigation.” My heart is full.

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The Annex Sociology Podcast @socannex.bsky.social · Mar 4

Late breaking Annex episode! @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social spoke with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about her book Insurgent Communities. Quinsaat takes an in depth look at the formation of a transnational diaspora. socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/shar...

Sharon Quinsaat on Insurgent Communities

Today, Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) hosts a conversation with Dr. Sharon Quinsaat (@sharonquinsaat.bsky.social), associate professor of sociology

socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Mar 17

Dan Morrison (he/him) @danielrmorrison.bsky.social · Mar 4

I learned so much from @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social's book! For the Philippines, sending citizens abroad is a nation building project.
Listen here, or on Spotify and more! #sociology #academicsky

The Annex Sociology Podcast @socannex.bsky.social · Mar 4

Late breaking Annex episode! @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social spoke with @danielrmorrison.bsky.social about her book Insurgent Communities. Quinsaat takes an in depth look at the formation of a transnational diaspora. socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/shar...

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Mar 17

Dan, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to talk about my book. I enjoyed our conversation a lot! I appreciate the work you do for Sociology Annex.

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Feb 22

I am excited for this virtual book launch at York University. Thank you to amazing peers in migration studies, Ethel Tungohan and Yvonne Su, for inviting me and organizing the talk and to Center for Refugee Studies and York Centre for Asian Research for sponsoring. I hope you can attend.

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