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/3mqpvbak7ik2z📣Eiichiro Azuma has taught us the significance of transnationalism, imperialism, race, and militarization. I'm sure his latest book will be no different (and just as brilliant)! 📚 Brokering a Race War: Japanese Americans in the Pacific War and the Occupation of Japan https://global.oup.com/academic/product/brokering-a-race-war-9780197781401?facet_narrowbytype_facet=Academic%20Research&title=Very%20Short%20Introduction&lang=en&cc=us#15 Jul 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpvbak7ik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mqcpnibrvk2rThe last piece in our five-scholar forum w/ @modamhist.bsky.social is out today! Many thanks to Sarah Snyder for stewardship at MAH, Megan Cummins @publicbooks.bsky.social and contributing authors @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social, Heather Ruth Lee, Anna Pegler Gordon, & @irpinaingiro.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcpnibrvk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mq5d2hc55c2wEfforts to strip birthright citizenship = efforts to strip the vote latest research on Wong Kim Ark with some July 4 references with admiration for my colleagues in the forum, our reviewers, @publicbooks.bsky.social @modamhist.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5d2hc55c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/migrantherstory.bsky.social/post/3mmwa67whrs23It's wonderful to see Penn History undergrads in @iehs.bsky.social blog, Not From Here. My worlds coming together 📚 From David Deng, recipient of the Thomas C. Cochran Prize for the best honors thesis in American history https://iehs.org/patriotic-transformations-in-philadelphia-chinatown/28 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:bdtkbd5wowiuglv6b24ul5ku/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwa67whrs23https://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/3lxzlmm4mac2f