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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

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Founded in 1965, the IEHS promotes the study of immigration history through the Journal of American Ethnic History and professional/educational outreach. https://iehs.org/

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01.08.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The deadline is today, August 1st!

01.08.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Analyzing Digitized War Bride Visa Applications This work is funded in part by the IEHS Digital History Seed Grant. Russian War Brides, June 13, 1919, Photographs of American Military Activities, RG 111, National Archives and Records Administrat…

Check out this new blog post as part of our IEHS blog, Not from Here:

"Analyzing Digitized War Bride Visa Applications" by Lauren Cain

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01.08.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The deadline is today, August 1st!

01.08.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@hidehirota.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social

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01.08.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social

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Analyzing Digitized War Bride Visa Applications This work is funded in part by the IEHS Digital History Seed Grant. Russian War Brides, June 13, 1919, Photographs of American Military Activities, RG 111, National Archives and Records Administrat…

Check out this new blog post as part of our IEHS blog, Not from Here:

"Analyzing Digitized War Bride Visa Applications" by Lauren Cain

iehs.org/analyzing-di...

01.08.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital History Seed Grants Visit the post for more.

***IEHS Grant Highlight***

The deadline to apply for a digital history seed grant is THIS FRIDAY, August 1.

Members can find more details about this opportunity on the IEHS website:

iehs.org/awards/seed_...

30.07.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The deadline for the @iehs.bsky.social digital history grants is this Friday! If you’re interested in applying, check out the guidelines below πŸ‘‡πŸ½

31.07.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@hidehirota.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social

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Digital History Seed Grants Visit the post for more.

***IEHS Grant Highlight***

The deadline to apply for a digital history seed grant is THIS FRIDAY, August 1.

Members can find more details about this opportunity on the IEHS website:

iehs.org/awards/seed_...

30.07.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Have you seen our IEHS Monthly Digest for July yet?

We just sent out our monthly newsletter which includes exciting announcements about recent award winners, publications, and upcoming events.

Not on our newsletter or want something included for the next one? Email digest@iehs.org

29.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@hidehirota.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social

29.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you seen our IEHS Monthly Digest for July yet?

We just sent out our monthly newsletter which includes exciting announcements about recent award winners, publications, and upcoming events.

Not on our newsletter or want something included for the next one? Email digest@iehs.org

29.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social

29.07.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Journal of American Ethnic History, Spring 2025, Volume 44, Number 3
Yellow and Black color-blocked background with image of North America on a globe, includes list of authors

Cover of Journal of American Ethnic History, Spring 2025, Volume 44, Number 3 Yellow and Black color-blocked background with image of North America on a globe, includes list of authors

Suzanne Orr ( @kstate.bsky.social ) examines how the United States accepted twenty thousand stateless Russian refugees between the world wars in Journal of American Ethnic History 44.3. cc: @iehs.bsky.social
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29.07.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

***Immigration History and the Present (New Blog Series)***

Our blog invites contributions exploring the intersections of immigration history and the present. We welcome short essays, interviews, and reflections connecting historical scholarship to current issues.

Interested? notfromhere@iehs.org.

28.07.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 β€œKnow Your Rights” page with several resources to navigate the current immigration landscape.

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28.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social

28.07.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

***Immigration History and the Present (New Blog Series)***

Our blog invites contributions exploring the intersections of immigration history and the present. We welcome short essays, interviews, and reflections connecting historical scholarship to current issues.

Interested? notfromhere@iehs.org.

28.07.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social

28.07.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have any suggestions for additional sources to include, feel free to email IEHS President Maddalena Marinari: mmarinar@gustavus.edu

28.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 β€œKnow Your Rights” page with several resources to navigate the current immigration landscape.

iehs.org/resources/ad...

28.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

***German Chancellor Chooses Book as Diplomatic Gift***

In June, when German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited D.C., he left a book at Blair House. He chose News from the Land of Freedom: German Immigrants Write Home (1991), edited by IEHS member Walter D. Kamphoefner and his German colleagues.

25.07.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Did you know that the Immigration and Ethnic History Society has a YouTube channel?

Consider following us on there as we have videos of our past programs.

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24.07.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Journal of American Ethnic History, Spring 2025, Volume 44, Number 3
Yellow and Black color-blocked background with image of North America on a globe, includes list of authors

Cover of Journal of American Ethnic History, Spring 2025, Volume 44, Number 3 Yellow and Black color-blocked background with image of North America on a globe, includes list of authors

Reviews in Journal of American Ethnic History 44.3:
- @romanihistorian.bsky.social on "City of Dispossessions..." ( @pennpress.bsky.social )
- @meganabakes.bsky.social on "Choctaw Confederates..." ( @uncpress.bsky.social )
cc: @iehs.bsky.social
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21.07.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

***Save the Date!***

The IEHS Graduate and Early Career Affairs Committee is excited to hold the next virtual mentorship event on Thursday, October 2 from 5:00PM to 6:15PM EST. The event is open to graduate students, early career historians, and independent scholars.

Stay tuned!

23.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Love charms, frog bread, letters and wakes: How the Irish and Italians handled emigration to the US The editors of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move highlight two great diasporas’ differences and similarities

Really exciting to see excellent article in *Irish Times* last week on a new edited volume to which I had the privilege of contributing a chapter. Written by the fearless co-editors @kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social #IrishStudies

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

14.07.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Franco-Americans and Ethnic Whiteness in the American Racial Ecosystem The cross-pollination of immigration history and race studies that began to assert itself in the 1990s remains an extremely fertile field of research. Recent eventsβ€”the rise of Black Lives Matter, …

It was a year ago that my article on Franco-Americans' racial thinking appeared in the J. of Historyβ€”timely, considering the CHR special issue that appeared at the same time. But there is still a lot of work to do. My piece on the @iehs.bsky.social blog offers a glimpse.

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