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Immigration History Research Center

Transforming our understanding of immigration in the past and present.

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Immigrant Stories

Immigration Syllabus

Immigrants in COVID America

Immigrant Stories

Over 375 stories representing more than 50 different communities are now part of the Immigrant Stories Collection.

Immigrant Story: Liang Xiong

Immigrant Story: Thiago Heilman

Immigrant Story: Renita Sebastin

Recent News

IHRC Congratulates New Summer and Academic Year Fellows

The Immigration History Research Center is proud to announce our 2025 Summer Graduate Fellows and our 2025-2026 Academic Year Fellows.

Voicing Resistance: A Youth-led Media Production Project listening party

Announcing our 2025-26 Liberal Arts Engagement Hub Residencies

Check out our 2025-26 Liberal Arts Engagement Hub Residencies and learn how these vital partnerships are deepening our culture of engagement with the community.

IHRC fellowship applications due March 31

IHRC Summer and Academic Year Fellowships Now Available

The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) graduate student fellowship program supports students working on a broad range of international migration- and US immigration…

30 Years of Recognizing Outstanding Alumni

Alma Matters February 2025 Newsletter

Alma Matters is a quarterly e-newsletter distributed to CLA alumni and friends. This month's feature spotlights CLA's 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awardees.

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Meet Llana Barber, New Director of the Immigration History Research Center

New Director of the Immigration History Research Center Llana Barber shares her vision for the Center.