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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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Founded in 1965, the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS) promotes the study of immigration history through the Journal of American Ethnic History and professional/educational outreach.

iehs.org
***The Immigration and Ethnic History Society on Social Media***

The IEHS is on Bluesky, Facebook, and Youtube. If there is anything in particular you’d like to see added to the IEHS social media channels, email [email protected]
October 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
***Please visit the IEHS YouTube channel***

Watch clips from our past virtual events, including book talks, panel discussions, and more. These clips are great teaching tools!

www.youtube.com/@iehs_org
October 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
***The Labor and Working-Class History Association Call for Papers***

Due November 1, 2026

lawcha.org/biannual-con...
October 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
***Videos of OAH-IEHS Joint Events Available***

The videos of the three-part OAH-IEHS webinar series are now available to stream anytime on the OAH YouTube channel.

www.youtube.com/@TheOAH/videos
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The Organization of American Historians promotes excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide discussion of historical questions and equitable tre...
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October 27, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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This afternoon...Prof Cortez came up with some great questions for both of us.

Register below👇
***Register for our Fall Online Book Event***

Join us at 4:30 pm ET on 10/27 for our next online book event with @unlawfulentries.bsky.social and Mary E. Mendoza. Jonathan Cortez will moderate the discussion.

iehs.org/event/online...
October 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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The Brooklyn College talk, no, but this event w/ another new book today is if you register for the link: bsky.app/profile/iehs...
***Register for our Fall Online Book Event***

Join us at 4:30 pm ET on 10/27 for our next online book event with @unlawfulentries.bsky.social and Mary E. Mendoza. Jonathan Cortez will moderate the discussion.

iehs.org/event/online...
October 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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Tomorrow! Be sure to register below.
***Register for our Fall Online Book Event***

Join us at 4:30 pm ET on 10/27 for our next online book event with @unlawfulentries.bsky.social and Mary E. Mendoza. Jonathan Cortez will moderate the discussion.

iehs.org/event/online...
October 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Have you seen the Summer 2026 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History yet?

@illinoispress.bsky.social

scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 45 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
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October 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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New in the Immigration and Ethnic History Society blog, Not From Here:

Stephanie Hernandez, “The War that Followed Them: Salvadoran Migration to “Little Central America” in Washington, D.C.” (excerpt from Senior Honors Thesis)

iehs.org/the-war-that...
October 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
New in the Immigration and Ethnic History Society blog, Not From Here:

Stephanie Hernandez, “The War that Followed Them: Salvadoran Migration to “Little Central America” in Washington, D.C.” (excerpt from Senior Honors Thesis)

iehs.org/the-war-that...
October 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Have you seen the Summer 2026 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History yet?

@illinoispress.bsky.social

scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 45 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
scholarlypublishingcollective.org
October 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Tomorrow! Be sure to register below.
***Register for our Fall Online Book Event***

Join us at 4:30 pm ET on 10/27 for our next online book event with @unlawfulentries.bsky.social and Mary E. Mendoza. Jonathan Cortez will moderate the discussion.

iehs.org/event/online...
October 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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If you read my book and want to ask questions, this event is Tues afternoon, online, so open to all. Register below for the link.
***Register for our Fall Online Book Event***

Join us at 4:30 pm ET on 10/27 for our next online book event with @unlawfulentries.bsky.social and Mary E. Mendoza. Jonathan Cortez will moderate the discussion.

iehs.org/event/online...
October 25, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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This coming Tuesday. Open to all but you must preregister
***Immigration and Ethnic History Society Online Books Series***

Join Anna O. Law and Mary E. Mendoza for a discussion of their recent publications! The panel will be moderated by Jonathan Cortez.

Register: iehs.org/event/online...
October 22, 2026 at 2:27 PM
***Academic job opportunity for historians of ethnic and/or migration history***

Assistant Professor, Historian of either U.S. African American or U.S. Latina/o/x history, Southern Illinois University

www.schooljobs.com/careers/siu/...
Assistant Professor (History)
The History program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, invites applications for a specialist in either U.S. African American or U.S. Latina/o/x history. Latina/o/x specialists may have exper...
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October 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
***Awards from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (IEHS)***

The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history. Visit the awards page for more details, including deadlines.

iehs.org/awards/
Awards Overview
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October 21, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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The nation’s immigration history is a 500-year tale of human decision-making & economic development. It is also a history of mass deportation & dispossession
Want to know more? Check out weeks 12 - 15 of #Immigration syllabus.

You can view #ImmigrationSyllabus at: immigrationsyllabus.lib.umn.edu
October 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Congratulations to our IEHS member, @fhinojosa956.bsky.social, and Rudy P. Guevarra for receiving an award from the Western History Association !!
October 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
***Please email us if you recently published something***

We are happy to feature your scholarship in the monthly digest.

Email [email protected]
October 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Congratulations to our IEHS member, @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social , for receiving an award from the Western History Association !!
October 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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New book from IEHS member @rewasem.bsky.social :

The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965

@degruyterbrill.bsky.social

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
October 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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New book of possible interest:

Traces of Intimacy: Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and the Borderlands of Race by Jedediah H. Kuhn

www.ucpress.edu/books/traces...
October 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
New book of possible interest:

Traces of Intimacy: Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and the Borderlands of Race by Jedediah H. Kuhn

www.ucpress.edu/books/traces...
October 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
New book from IEHS member @rewasem.bsky.social :

The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965

@degruyterbrill.bsky.social

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
October 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Just want to note that Julian's article also received the Binkley-Stephenson Award from the Organization of American Historians.
An honor to have my photo beside hers. Waiting for the book prizes to be announced so I can celebrate more friends and colleagues!
Congratulations to our IEHS members @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @julimwest.bsky.social for receiving awards from the Western History Association!!
October 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM