Hidetaka Hirota

***Online Discussion presented by @ihrc-umn.bsky.social : The Founding of the United States and Immigration History***

Tue, Mar 31, 2026 | 3:30 - 5 PM

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We just had another one of our wonderful book talks!

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Spring 2026 Online Books Series Visit the post for more.

I am so excited about tomorrow!

The @iehs.bsky.social Spring online book series!!

Come join us!!!

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From Deportees to Coerced Workers: Managing Labor and Migration Within Mexico After the Bracero Program Abstract. In 1971, agents from Mexico's secret intelligence agency began to report that hundreds to thousands of Mexican men recently detained in the United States were being taken every night from Me...

New article from IEHS member Laura Gutierrez:

"From Deportees to Coerced Workers: Managing Labor and Migration Within Mexico After the Bracero Program,” in the Hispanic American Historical Review

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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 ...

***Call for Proposals for New Edited Volume***

Maddalena Marinari and Maria Cristina Garcia are inviting IEHS members to submit a paper proposal for an edited anthology, tentatively titled Immigrants in Challenging Times, by March 15, 2026.

More info and to submit: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

***Hybrid Book Launch***

Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States (UIP 2025)

WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 2026
4:00 - 5:30pm

WHERE: Taliaferro Hall, 2110 (The Berlin Room) or over Zoom.

REGISTER: go.umd.edu/hiddenhistories

***Online Virtual Book Event***

Please join our spring Online IEHS Book Series at 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 4! Marla A. Ramirez and Reem Bailony will present their books. The event will be moderated by Mark Tseng-Putterman.

More info and register: iehs.org/event/online...

Immigration and Ethnic History Society

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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!

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📚Also reviewed in Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 45, No. 2:
- "Emergency in Transit" @ucpress.bsky.social
- "Undoing Slavery" @pennpress.bsky.social
- "Horace M. Kallen in the Heartland" @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
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Volume 45 Issue 1 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective

In case you missed it...

Check out the Fall 2025 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ):

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Spring 2026 Online Books Series Visit the post for more.

I am really looking forward to the next @iehs.bsky.social online book event (March 4, 3pm ET). Reem Bailony and Marla A. Ramirez, moderated by Mark Tseng-Putterman! iehs.org/event/online...

Zohran Mamdani’s New York and the Evolution of American Muslim Civic Life Zohran Mamdani’s rise from the margins to the office of mayor marks a historic reshaping of New York City’s political landscape. He is the first Muslim and South Asian mayor and one of the youngest…

New post in the IEHS blog, Not From Here:

Zohran Mamdani’s New York and the Evolution of American Muslim Civic Life by Aleezay Khaliq

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***Online Virtual Book Event***

Please join our spring Online IEHS Book Series at 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 4! Marla A. Ramirez and Reem Bailony will present their books. The event will be moderated by Mark Tseng-Putterman.

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@mitrasharafi.bsky.social

If you're interested in developing a pre-conference symposium during the American Society for Legal History conference in Banff in November, please send your proposal to the Program Committee co-chairs by this Friday, 2/27! (Other proposals are due 3/24) #legalhistory #ASLH

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Terrorizing immigrants has a long history in the US. In 1855 the nativist Massachusetts legislature appointed a "Nunnery Committee." They "investigated" (i.e., terrorized) a convent school in Roxbury and Irish children there. Only 7 of about 20 men raiding the school were official committee members.

What was immigration like before ICE? YouTube video by Vox

"How American immigration became law enforcement": a 15-minute @vox.com video explainer. "The rights that were won for Americans in the past are vulnerable. We have to fight to retain them." @iehs.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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It was an incredible honor to deliver a keynote address at a Day of Remembrance event organized by the Berkeley Nikkei Student Union yesterday to commemorate incarcerated Japanese Americans' fights for justice, legal rights, and human dignity.

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Plenary Powers: Chinese Immigration, Sovereignty Challenges, and the Making of Federal Immigration Power in the U.S. West For well over a century, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Chae Chan Ping v. United States (1889) has held tremendous influence over the lives of migran

***New article from IEHS member @julimwest.bsky.social***

Julian Lim, “Plenary Powers: Chinese Immigration, Sovereignty Challenges, and the Making of Federal Immigration Power in the U.S. West,” Journal of American History 112, no. 3 (December 2025): 482–512

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***New book by Timothy Grundmeier***

Lutheranism and American Culture: The Making of a Distinctive Faith in the Civil War Era (Louisiana State Press, 2026)

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***Online Virtual Book Event***

Please join our spring Online IEHS Book Series at 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 4! Marla A. Ramirez and Reem Bailony will present their books. The event will be moderated by Mark Tseng-Putterman.

More info and register: iehs.org/event/online...

***New Book from Bryan Fanning***

Bryan Fanning, Migration and Social Policy in a Changing World: Histories, Challenges and Dilemmas (Manchester University Press, 2026)

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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...

***IEHS Mentorship Event at the OAH***

Mentees will be paired with scholars and practitioners who share their interests for an hour of guidance.

Please register your interest by March 15, 2026, and direct any questions to mentorship@case.edu.

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New book by @selenadaly.bsky.social :

Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War (Cambridge University Press, 2025)

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Know Your Rights Visit the post for more.

***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: iehs.org/resources/ad...

***Come learn about some fascinating new books!***

Please join our spring Online IEHS Book Series at 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 4! Marla A. Ramirez and Reem Bailony will present their books. The event will be moderated by Mark Tseng-Putterman.

iehs.org/event/online...

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 ...

***Call for Papers***

Maddalena Marinari and Maria Cristina Garcia are inviting IEHS members to submit a paper proposal for an edited anthology, tentatively titled Immigrants in Challenging Times, by March 15, 2026.

More info: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...