Immigration

14

Sep

100 Years after Thind: An Ethnic Studies Review Special Issue

COURT RULES HINDU NOT A ‘WHITE PERSON’; Bars High Caste Native of India From Naturalization as an American Citizen.

25

May

The Dark Truth Behind Migration through a Father’s Quest for Justice

The story of Jorge Velasquez’s quest for justice for the murder of his daughter and the stories of other women seeking help or safe haven from crime and terror simultaneously transcend the individual and teach us all something about humanity and ourselves.

11

Apr

Q&A with Jessica P. Cerdeña, author of Pressing Onward

Pressing Onward: The Imperative Resilience of Latina Migrant Mothers centers the stories of mothers who migrated from Latin America, settled in New Haven, Connecticut, and overcame trauma and ongoing adversity to build futures …

14

Mar

The Invisible Violence in North Korean Migrants’ Lives

By Joowon Park, author of Belonging in a House Divided: The Violence of the North Korean Resettlement Process In October 2022, the decomposed skeletal remains of a 49-year-old North Korean woman were …

08

Mar

The role of “real but fake” passports in Asian migration and labor precarity

By Nicole Constable, author of Passport Entanglements: Protection, Care, and Precarious Migrations Since the 1990s, I have done field research in Hong Kong among Filipino and Indonesian migrant workers and activists, most …

08

Feb

Border Activist and Critic Michael Dear’s Top 15 Border Films

By Michael Dear, author of Border Witness: Reimagining the US-Mexico Borderlands through Film Over the past two decades, there has been an explosion of film releases about the US-Mexico borderlands. Not surprisingly, …

03

Jan

Para-passports: A Tour Through Fantasy Travel Documents

By Patrick Bixby, author of License to Travel: A Cultural History of the Passport Passports occupy a place in some of our most avid fantasies. They can promise travel to exotic destinations; …

11

Nov

UC Press Award-Winning Authors

UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are some of our recent award winners from October 2022. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by …

10

Oct

UC Press Award-Winning Authors

UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are some of our recent award winners from August and September 2022. Please join us in celebrating these …

13

May

Pacific Historical Review Award Winners

Pacific Historical Review is delighted to share the news that its articles have recently been honored with awards from the Urban History Association and the Western Association of Women HIstorians. Hannah Kim’s “Death …