IHRC was fortunate to host @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social in December and he discussed his collab with Bad Bunny. Here is his op ed on Benito's amazing historic Superbowl halftime show www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Join us for an online discussion of Intersections in Indigenous and Immigration Histories Monday, Feb 23 at 4pm Central. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of American Indian Studies. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/IHRCIntersections
@iehs.bsky.social
@migrationcollab.bsky.social
Join us March 4 from 4-5pm in person or online for a fascinating discussion with Dr. Khoi Nguyen who will explore what happens when Southeast Asian refugees fail to meet expectations and become model citizens. More info and rsvp at z.umn.edu/BordersCrossedUsToo
@umnengagement.bsky.social
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Chicago! On May 22nd, 6:30 to 8:30 pm I'll be part of a discussion organized by @prisonculture.bsky.social at Walls Turned Sideways: "Why Make Zines in 2025: Information Control Under Fascism." Also participating are Lewis Raven Wallace, and K Rochelle R-Drennan. Come! whyzines2025.eventbrite.com
Please join me tomorrow!
Book talk at UW 3:30pm
Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II 🗃️
oral history, Indigenous history, Alaska history, Native activism, Native relocation
Exactly. This is why they want to ban Ethnic Studies from schools — to keep people ignorant of this history and to keep alive the myth of American exceptionalism. This isn’t just stuff that happens “over there.” If you want to talk about Nazis you need to talk about what they learned from Jim Crow.
y'all I love the IEHS 😭 such a cozy history org
The media should report on the scale of these protests. You got students in the San Fernando Valley, East LA, West Side (Venice, Santa Monica, Westwood), Hawthorne, Downey... Protests continue to grow all across Los Angeles. Solidarity with the youth!
I'm really gonna need folks to pay attention to the anti-disability language that Donald Trump used today. You can read @metrauxjulia.bsky.social for details. It is as central to what he's doing as the misogyny and racism and homophobia and ....
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For verified information about ICE in the CA central coast Tri-County area (SLO, Santa Barbara, Ventura) please follow the work of 805 undocu/immigrant rapid response. The org also has trainings for rapid response and other areas of support.
(A bit late) but I’ve been really enjoying the new books network podcast, especially being able to listen to scholars talk about their books as I go on walks. It’s exciting to hear their enthusiasm and learn a bit more about books on my to read list.
We talked with many many staff and worker leaders in citrus, tree nuts, wine grapes and other crops in Bakersfield and it simply didn’t happen. Amidst all their anxiety, these people are still going to work to provide for their families and feed this country. www.snopes.com/news/2025/01...
TO MY DINÉ AND BORDERLANDS NATIVE RELATIVES: I'm truly horrified by this, and I'm so sorry. I'm sharing a google doc of rights and resources in the next tweet. If I can share anything else, please don't hesitate to ask. azcentral.com/story/news/l...
The Black Jacobins by CLR James
I was raised in a multi-generational organizing family and I can say with firsthand knowledge that 20th century organizers read theory and they studied history and literature quite closely
The need to do that hasn’t changed
If studying history isn’t part of your organizing work, change that
Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/
If you're stressing out about tomorrow, there are now over 400 local immigration groups listed on this spreadsheet across all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico - take a minute, find one near you, and commit to spending an hour volunteering with them.
All LA public libraries have free N95 masks if needed! #lafires
In Los Angeles, immigrant community members have been clearing downed trees, distributing drinking water and other supplies, and marshaling support for neighbors. capitalandmain.com/as-los-angel...
Apologies: the Afromexican movement from the Costa Chica of Guerrero and Oaxaca
One week away! Join us at UCLA or on Zoom (register for link) for this talk about the AfroMexican movement in Oaxaca!
Interview with Native America Calling posted! Check it out while you’re commuting, doing dishes, or lounging
www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-novem...
It has been the greatest honor of my career to write a Foreword for the Harv Law Rev. I am grateful to be able to tell this story and tell it from the heart in such a prominent forum. As always, I dream of a day when words can change minds and hearts—and worlds: harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
Excited to share this book talk with Dr. Itza Amanda Varela Huerta (UAM-X) on the emergence of the AfroMexican Movement!! Hybrid in-person/Zoom & in Spanish. Comments by Dr. Alan Pelaez Lopez (UC Davis). Sponsored by Am Indian Studies Cntr, Dept of Chicana/o Central Am, and Cntr for MXN studies
