Powerful piece by Hardeep Dhillon TIME 'a deep racialized & gendered disparity in the value attributed to Indian and European lives...Today, practices of compensation&reparations are still sorted through similar legal structures that echo those very racial disparities'Immigration and Ethnic History Society

It's all coming to an end!

What should be the subject of my next book? A history of 'history from below'? A study of Herman Melville and the global motley crew? Or something else? (Art by Shaun Slifer.)

Henderson, Nevada, 7:49pm

Am co-laboring with the indefatigable costel kh under our Routledge index and reminded (for the umpteenth time) of how critical it is to embark on these kinds of adventures with *great human beings* like Kate! She consistently balances volume, precision, and good cheer!

#OnThisDay 1920 British soldiers & RIC in Miltown Malbay Clare, fired into a crowd of civilians celebrating the release of Republican hunger strikers from Mountjoy. Three men were killed & several more were wounded including a 14 year old boy & a school girl.
#Ireland #History

Couldn’t be more excited to work with so many phenomenal people!

After serving her term as Vice President/President Elect, Dr. Maddalena Marinari will be stepping into the role of Immigration and Ethnic History Society President this spring. Stay tuned for what she's got in store for the org!

Congratulations to Kevin Kenny, winner of this year’s Theodore Saloutos Book Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and Organization of American Historians’s James A. Rawley Prize!

After a stellar term as Immigration and Ethnic History Society President, Kevin Kenny will be transitioning into the role of Past President. We know he'll continue to be deeply involved in the organization's work. Thanks for your service, Kevin!

My letter in today’s Irish Times about the statues in O’Connell Street.

Professor John Soluri recently published his new book Creatures of Fashion: Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia. Check it out at the link below. Congratulations John!
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A very effective summary of the significance of the Civil War and Reconstruction for immigration, especially the simultaneous development of legal protection for immigrants and exclusion policy, by Kevin Kenny Journal of CW Era

Really looking forward to all the Immigration and Ethnic History Society sessions at #OAH24 ! More details 👇🏽

My piece in TIME madebyhistory:
'The federal govt has long controlled immigration law. Changing that could have catastrophic consequences, both for immigrants and for American foreign policy.' ⬇️⬇️⬇️ time.com/6962871/texas-…

Very sad to hear of the passing of Chris Williams, one of the foremost historians of Wales. He edited Richard Burton's diaries & published groundbreaking work on the Labour Party & other topics. He had a huge professional & personal influence on a generation of Welsh scholars.

Las Vegas, 2:24pm

Have had such an amazing weekend as part of the team at this year's Consairtín - The National Concertina Convention in Ennis Co Clare. It's inspiring to see so much musical talent, young and old, in one place!!

🚨 In his latest article for madebyhistory, MiSC scholar Kevin Kenny (@kgmkenny) breaks down how Texas is trying to upend which jurisdiction controls U.S. immigration policy. 🚨

Read the full article by clicking on the link below ‼️

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For anyone Organization of American Historians #OAH2024 meeting next week, come hear our panel on 3 #CivilWar Digital History projects, including our own Arts and Humanities Research Council Civil War Bluejackets Panel features, among others, Susannah J. Ural Damian Shiels Dr. Anne Sarah Rubin. More info and abstracts here: oah.org/conferences/oa…