On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an order[1] requiring international students at institutions of higher education to enroll in face-to-face classes for the fall semester or return to their home countries. Rescinded a week…
We, the scholars of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, express our outrage over the murders and police killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor among countless others. We condemn the underlying forces of white supremacy and state…
The covid-19 pandemic has fueled racism and xenophobia, echoing past pandemics. Beatrix Hoffman has compiled a reading list on U.S. immigration, public health, and the history of medicine to help make sense of our current moment. Below are 10 must-read…
The Immigration and Ethnic History Society is pleased to announce the first in our new Online Series on Recently Published Books: Jane Hong, Occidental College, Opening the Gates to Asia Gerry Cadava, Northwestern University, The Hispanic Republican Moderated by Torrie Hester, Saint Louis University June 12 | 4:00-5:00 pm EST…
On April 18, 1905, the Board of Special Inquiry at the port of Boston excluded Mariam Zartarian, age 15, because she was afflicted with trachoma, an eye infection. The Board also decided to hold Almas Zartarian, Mariam’s mother. Since 1889,…
When I talked to him on the phone, Frederick Maravilla was ninety-nine years old, and was a captivating storyteller. I sat at the kitchen table in my studio apartment, listening to stories of his eventful life growing up in a…
What’s a priest to do when his flock is unfree? Fr. John F. Godfrey, a mid-twentieth century priest at Ascension Catholic Church in Chesterfield, Missouri, ministered to farmworkers at the Hellwig Brothers’ Farm. During World War II, the Hellwigs and…
“We seek no fame, nor power or wealth, but only to bring happiness to our country by restoring a Christian brotherhood.”[1] Efrain Pardo spoke to a large group of students and faculty at the University of Notre Dame and St.…
SHAFR Marilyn Blatt Young Dissertation Completion Fellowship The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) invites applications for its dissertation completion fellowship. SHAFR will make one year-long award in the amount of $25,000 to support the writing and completion of…
