Join us for a conversation with Sahra Noor, the author of Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story. The event takes place on October 6, 2026, at 4:45 PM. This is a hybrid event. Information & registration: z.umn.edu/IHRCSahraNoor @umnnursing.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social @ridgs.bsky.social

We are proud to be co-sponsoring the 2026 Ramona Arreguín de Rosales Lecture with Dr. Jacqueline Lazú, presented by the Department of Chicano & Latino Studies! Register here: z.umn.edu/Rosales2026

Applications for our Immigration History Manuscript Workshop are due Sept 30. This is a great opportunity for scholars completing their 1st book manuscript to present their work at the OAH conference. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc... @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @oah.org

Immigration History Manuscript Workshop

IHRC seeks authors of U.S. immigration history books for expert feedback at the OAH conference.

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Attention UMN grad students: Are you working on a research project related to immigration, migration, or diaspora? The IHRC is accepting applications for the IHRC travel grant.  Apply by October 2, 2026. More information: z.umn.edu/ihrc-travel

The IHRC 2025-2026 Impact Report is now available at z.umn.edu/ihrc-report Learn all about our work, partnerships, research, and impact over the last year.

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 Chloe East (CU Boulder Econ) & I are hiring a postdoc to work on causal research on impacts of imm policy on immigrant children & families + rapid response descriptive work. Please share & encourage qualified candidates to apply! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05505

PostDoctoral Scholar Employee - Goldman School of Public Policy

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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The IHRC was at the MN state fair this week and we asked people to guess the share of MN's population that was not born in the US. Guesses tend to overestimate the number of immigrants in the state and nationwide. About 9% of MN's population is foreign born. What would you have guessed?

The IHRC is now accepting applications for conference travel grants from UMN grad students. Apply by October 2. More information: z.umn.edu/ihrc-travel

Join us for this important webinar on how Operation Metro Surge impacts healthcare. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ...

Speakers: Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. Operation Metro Surge created rapidly changing barriers to healthcare access that challenged traditional as...

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UMN grad students: the IHRC is now accepting applications for travel grants. Applications are due October 2. Much more information is available at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/graduat... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnbioethics.bsky.social

Travel Grants

The IHRC offers travel funding for select UMN graduate students to support the presentation of research at academic conferences.

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Immigration historians: Are you working on your first book? The 2026-27 IHRC Immigration History Manuscript Workshop is now open. The winner will receive feedback from accomplished scholars at the 2027 OAH conference in San Francisco. Applications due September 30. cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...

Immigration History Manuscript Workshop

IHRC seeks authors of U.S. immigration history books for expert feedback at the OAH conference.

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Check out this fantastic new curriculum based on IHRC's Immigrant Stories. UMN PhD student Bolape O. Olaosebikan created a graphic novel and teacher support materials using 3 Immigrant Stories. We hope you'll use this fantastic teacher resource. cla.umn.edu/ihrc/immigra...

Applications for the Michael G. Karni Scholarship are due September 1st. The scholarship supports visiting scholars and researchers, using the archival sources of the Immigration History Research Center Archives (IHRCA). More info at: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows...

Michael G. Karni Scholarship

Michael G. Karni Scholarship: research in the Immigration History Research Center Archives, especially Finnish American projects.

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National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are being targeted for closures, significantly impeding access to invaluable materials, including genealogists, educators, researchers, and the general public. Find out what you can can to prevent this. www.saveournationalarchives.org

Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations" with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C. 🗓️: Friday, September 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bgi4

Mara: Oromo Knowledge Making, an exhibition honoring Indigenous Oromo knowledge and the many ways Oromo communities have sustained and reshaped knowledge across generations. Wed Aug 5, 6-8pm at Soomaal House of Art Exhibition Aug 1–16. RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/mara-oromo...

Great new blog post on @denshoproject.bsky.social by UMN grad student @selenammoon.bsky.social exploring the importance of accessibility at historic sites. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social densho.org/catalyst/his...

Importance of Accessibility at Historic Sites  - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment

In this guest contribution, historian and PhD student Selena Moon explores the importance of accessibility at historic sites, highlighting how many sites have been and continue to be inaccessible. She...

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If you want to learn more after the Supreme Court's decision on TPS for Haitians, the IHRC held an online conversation on Haitian immigration that you can watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdG2... @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @haitianbridge.bsky.social

Haitian Immigration: A History of the Present Webinar

YouTube video by Immigration History Research Center

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Powerful new exhibit right now in the Elmer Andersen Library. Thanks to UMN Libraries and our colleagues at the Immigration History Research Center Archives. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social libnews.umn.edu/2026/05/the-...

The Ache for Home: An Exhibit of Photographs by Selma Fernandez Richter - UMN Libraries News & Events

“The Ache for Home” is a photographic meditation on displacement, belonging, and adaptation. As the artist's personal reflection on what it means to build a life in a new country, this photograph exhi...

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The 2025-2026 academic year was a busy one for the IHRC. We were fortunate to host fantastic conversations with brilliant scholars from across the globe. Learn more about our past events at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...

Past Events

Since 1965, the IHRC has organized conferences, workshops, and public programs to promote research, teaching, and public conversation around immigration, race, and ethnicity in the United States.

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Mekong Journeys: Raising New Villages, a living digital archive preserving the stories, memories, and histories of Southeast Asian communities. This project honors 50 years of resilience, migration, rebuilding, and community care. www.theseadproject.org/mekongjourneys

Illuminating immigration in Media Moderated by Fred de Sam Lazaro (Under-Told Stories, PBS NewsHour), the conversation will explore contemporary immigration issues in Sweden and Minnesota. June 4, 6-8pm @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social asimn.org/events-calen...

Fantastic resource from @refugeesinternational.org and @humanrightsfirst.org Monitoring the human cost of the US government's forced 3rd country transfer agreements. www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org

Third Country Deportation Watch

Monitoring the human cost of the U.S. government’s forced third country transfer agreements.

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The recording of our event, Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence with Dr. Maxamed Abu-maye is now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdFz... @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @ridgs.bsky.social

Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence

YouTube video by Immigration History Research Center

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As federal enforcement actions reshape communities across MN, advocates, legal experts, and community organizations are asking: how will the Minnesota Truth Council document what is happening and ensure accountability? Join this free virtual conversation on April 28 Register: z.umn.edu/MNtruth

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: The Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: The Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...

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Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: The Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global Practice, a free virtual convening on April 28, hosted by the Humphrey School’s Global Policy program and University partners. @umnengagement.bsky.social Register: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You still have time to REGISTER for our online discussion on international student activism and the fight for justice. TOMORROW, April 22, 3pm Central. @iehs.bsky.social @nafsa-official.bsky.social @presalliance.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...

Students of Diaspora and the Fight for Justice online discussion

This webinar will bring together scholars of diaspora and activism to examine how international, immigrant, and migrant students in the U.S. have organized against repression, especially in the contex...

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How do we process the past few months? How can we listen to the experiences of our neighbors? Join us for a story circle! Story Circles teach us about listening to our stories rather than arguing our points. Tues April 28 at 3:30pm. cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...

Story Circles: Processing the past few months in the Twin Cities

How do we process the past few months? How can we listen to the experiences of our neighbors? Join us for a story circle! Developed by the Free Southern Theater in 1963, story circles are a processing...

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Join us April 22 for a fascinating conversation about how international students organize and protest in the face of repression and threats. RSVP: z.umn.edu/IHRC_April22 @freedomhouse.bsky.social @nafsa-official.bsky.social @presalliance.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

Monday, April 20 at 4 p.m Dr. JC Salyer of Barnard College and the Arab American Family Support Center will speak on the difficulties disabled immigrants face when attempting to come to America. cla.umn.edu/anthropology...

5th Annual Gudeman Lecture

5th Annual Stephen F. Gudeman Lecture: John (JC) Salyer

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