she/her/hers historian of immigration & law Asst Prof @PennHistory PhD @ Harvard https://www.history.upenn.edu/people/hardeep-dhillonhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mjzvtodlik2pMany congratulations to all of these amazing scholars. Our field is so rich due to their work and that of many others. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzvtodlik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3migtxrrnnk2kPutting solidarity, love, and power into the air. I am in awe of historians and lawyers who have been working hard to retain rights and protections for so many. Thank you, thank you, thank you. To a democracy flooded by equality.01 Apr 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3migtxrrnnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mho3wooqnk2bIt is a profound honor to accept the Early Career Achievement Award from the Association of Asian American Studies this year. My greatest thanks to the award committee, and my colleagues, including Eiichiro Azuma, for their nomination. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho3wooqnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mgb27wzwrc2dMany thanks, dedicated to those who live with and in the afterlives of empire. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb27wzwrc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mfiibluruc2z📣 📺 - Catching two historians on Vox today as they unpack historical claims on the foundations of ICE -- @kevinkenny.bsky.social @briannanofil.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJHgmQc-Fog23 Feb 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfiibluruc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mffku6qwkk2dI am honored to share our forum on birthright citizenship in Modern American History. This collection features a co-authored introduction and five original research articles—all open access and designed with (under)graduate teaching in mind. Many thanks to the authors, reviewers, and editor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffku6qwkk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mfdez65xnc2u📣Interested in the history of family reunification rights? And, the differential rights among citizens; citizens and non-citizens (exempted categories)--please read @irpinaingiro.bsky.social new piece. This forum is an amazing compilation online w/ Modern American History. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfdez65xnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3m74ruxixi22rAn excellent forum and opportunity! https://uslawandrace.unl.edu/programs/apply-graduate-fellowship/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOdvihleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0aDN5UVFDaEYzS0N3dXB1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvyOzRM_9d0FjMFRu4oC8P-DbLQu7gDe0G3nqUFdLDzVw7UY900CNF-aTfxM_aem_y8brV8eT7AcSaBpiU8tdRw04 Dec 2025 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74ruxixi22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3m3vyxkq4cs27I had a chance to interview two of my favorite people in the field - @irpinaingiro.bsky.social & @kevinkenny.bsky.social After Rituals of Migration was published! Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here: https://iehs.org/authors-on-authors-kevin-kenny-maddalena-marinari/24 Oct 2025 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3vyxkq4cs27https://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lxzlmm4mac2fNinety-eight years ago, a large mob descended on the residents of Asian immigrants in Bellingham, WA, and drove them out of town. The legacy of law, justice, and empire among instances of immigrant violence still matters. Sharing some research here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzlmm4mac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lvwlkqsdr22iPUB DAY: Nativists attacked the extension of birthright citizenship for the children of all immigrants from the moment the Fourteenth Amendment was introduced. These attacks continued over the twentieth century... https://academic.oup.com/whq/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/whq/whaf031/8226087?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=whq&utm_medium=email09 Aug 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvwlkqsdr22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lswlnzrahc2eThe use of citizenship to order power in the United States isn't new. It has a long and troubling history. Today is publication day for a new scholarship on this topic. Maddalena Marinari and I --with five superb historians-- share. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/issue/44/401 Jul 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswlnzrahc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lsd5mta23c2q @carceralhistory.bsky.social, thank you for this shoutout 📣. the biggest honor is knowing the work finds a home with readers. 🙏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd5mta23c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lrqzomozns2mpublication day. the history of racial violence against immigrants in the early 20th c. remains as important to history as it does to our present https://academic.oup.com/jah/article/112/1/36/8162589 With many thanks to those who supported me on this journey. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqzomozns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lpulmgjzgs2tWhy meticulous research in the archives is ALWAYS necessary. "Last year, Hardeep Dhillon, a historian at the University of Pennsylvania, shared some research with me that is instructive in this current moment... Dhillon...argues that the Wise letter casts the Wong Kim Ark case in a new light..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpulmgjzgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3lg74s2yhqc2qIn solidarity.20 Jan 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg74s2yhqc2q