Ancient Rome: A City of Immigrants
A neighborhood beyond the Tiber became home to generations of Jewish and Syrian migrants who reshaped the imperial capital.
How America Reinvented Yogurt
The journey from immigrant staple to diet snack reveals how yogurt took on a distinctly American identity.
Born Without a Country
In Southeast Asia, colonial legacies and citizenship policies continue to leave hundreds of thousands without legal nationality.
How 1980s Children’s Books Framed Vietnamese Refugees
Children’s books introduced Vietnamese refugees to US readers, often simplifying their histories and experiences.
The Emotional Cost of Parental Deportation
A study of US citizen children shows how immigration enforcement and family separation affect mental health and stability.
The Racial Myth of the Basque Sheepherder
How ideas of ancient tradition shaped labor and immigration in the American West.
Hamilton’s Real Immigration Story
The popular musical poses Alexander Hamilton as a symbol of the value of immigrants brought to America, but over time, his party became increasingly xenophobic.
The Shrewd Business Logic of Immigrant Cooks
Savvy observers, immigrant restaurateurs operate as amateur anthropologists who analyze their potential customers to determine how to best attract them.
Birth of A National Immigration Policy
Until the Civil War, regulating immigration to the US was left to individual states. That changed with Emancipation and the legal end of slavery.
The End of Asian Exclusion, the Beginning of Caribbean Exclusion
The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act allowed first-generation Japanese American immigrants to become US citizens while keeping African Caribbean immigrants out.