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Immigration History Research Center

Transforming our understanding of immigration in the past and present.

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Immigrant Stories

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Immigrants in COVID America

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Immigrant Story: Liang Xiong

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Immigrant Story: Thiago Heilman

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Immigrant Story: Renita Sebastin

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Immigrant Story: Magnolia Yang Sao Yia

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Recent News

IHRC Research Spotlight on COVID-19 in Immigrant Detention Facilities

The IHRC recently published a research spotlight on COVID-19 in Immigrant Detention Facilities as part of its Immigrants in COVID America project.

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"Immigrants in COVID America" project launches new research spotlight on vaccine accessibility

The IHRC's research spotlight on COVID-19 vaccine accessibility for immigrant and POC populations was featured in a new article by the Minnesota Daily.

IHRC Research Spotlight on COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility

The IHRC recently published a research spotlight on COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility as part of its Immigrants in COVID America project.

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Xenophobia’s historical roots run deep in our nation of immigrants

History Professor Erika Lee speaks about the Immigration History Research Center with the LA Times.

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Video project shows how America's story is also the immigrant story.

The L.A. Times Studios featured the IHRC's Immigrant Stories project over July 4th weekend in this video that was narrated by Erika Lee.