Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 11hAppreciating our CLA instructors is easy. Here's what a few students had to say about meaningful classroom experiences this year. 🔗 z.umn.edu/wtd-26 #UMNCLA #WorldTeachersDay 022
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Join author and CLA alum Dr. René Esparza (PhD '17, @umn-amst.bsky.social) for the first event in Making Minnesota, a new series from #UMNCLA on Thursday, Oct. 8 in Northrop. 🔗: cla.umn.edu/news-events/events/vice… 012
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We are proud to be co-sponsoring the 2026 Ramona Arreguín de Rosales Lecture with Dr. Jacqueline Lazú, presented by the Department of Chicano & Latino Studies! Register here: z.umn.edu/Rosales2026 175
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Join us for this important webinar on how Operation Metro Surge impacts healthcare. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...umn.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ...Speakers: Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. Operation Metro Surge created rapidly changing barriers to healthcare access that challenged traditional as... 053
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026UMN grad students: the IHRC is now accepting applications for travel grants. Applications are due October 2. Much more information is available at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/graduat... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnbioethics.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduTravel GrantsThe IHRC offers travel funding for select UMN graduate students to support the presentation of research at academic conferences. 021
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Robert M. Frame III is an architectural historian and @umn-amst.bsky.social alum (PhD ‘60). In his recent publication, Making Mill City: Flour and Fortune in Minneapolis, Frame shares what he found while studying the Mill District for half a century. 📚: bit.ly/4eVswhK 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesUMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Co-sponsoring the 2026 Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Summer Institute, "Movements along Bdote: Disruption and Solidarity Sin Fronteras," July 15–18, 2026, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities:malcs.orgMALCS SUMMER INSTITUTE 2026 - Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio SocialMaria Cristina Tavera, Gota a Gota/ Drop by Drop, 2026, Giclee SITE COMMITTEE 032
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 27/06/2026As we near the end of the month, we want to remind our CLA community to check out our roundup of LGBTQ+ stories and resources within CLA and the University. 🏳️🌈 ow.ly/2N1S50Zg1P1 042
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026If you want to learn more after the Supreme Court's decision on TPS for Haitians, the IHRC held an online conversation on Haitian immigration that you can watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdG2... @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @haitianbridge.bsky.socialyoutube.comHaitian Immigration: A History of the Present WebinarYouTube video by Immigration History Research Center 132
Reposted by UMN American StudiesUniversity of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Nonfiction and fiction, stories and histories so crucial to why we honor and celebrate Pride. Browse the Pride Month collection, now 30% off: www.upress.umn.edu/collection-p... 1139
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Powerful new exhibit right now in the Elmer Andersen Library. Thanks to UMN Libraries and our colleagues at the Immigration History Research Center Archives. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social libnews.umn.edu/2026/05/the-...libnews.umn.eduThe Ache for Home: An Exhibit of Photographs by Selma Fernandez Richter - UMN Libraries News & Events“The Ache for Home” is a photographic meditation on displacement, belonging, and adaptation. As the artist's personal reflection on what it means to build a life in a new country, this photograph exhi... 011
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 16/06/2026ICYMI: Dr. Jennifer Pierce, Professor Emerita of American Studies, was quoted in a recent The Yale Politic article about recent financial slashes and their impacts at the University of Minnesota. Read here: thepolitic.org/wheres-my-op...thepolitic.orgWhere’s My Opportunity? Americans’ Search for Upward Mobility in 2026 - The PoliticHowever, such inspiring American success stories have become rarer in recent years. Income and wealth inequality have risen sharply in the past four decades, while intergenerational mobility has been ... 010
Reposted by UMN American StudiesUMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Join in celebrating Black literature, historical archives, and Black Freedom Tradition across generations with UROC and the Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life in this new Northside exhibit, opening with live performance Sat June 20 10:30am-12pm: 032
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026How have current events affected the most popular soccer event in the world? Sociology Professor Doug Hartmann was interviewed by the Star Tribune about the lack of excitement around the 2026 World Cup. 🔗 ow.ly/3CN350ZaHXf 011
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Dr. Chia Youyee Vang (Ph.D. ’06)—first-generation college student, mother, and the first Hmong American to earn a PhD in American Studies at UMN—reflects on how graduate school, raising children, and studying Hmong refugee community-building shaped her life and career. z.umn.edu/chiayouyeevangz.umn.eduAmerican Studies PhD to Distinguished Scholar and Vice Chancellor: A Reflection by Chia Youyee VangVang shares how her experiences and lessons learned from the American studies graduate program at UMN have shaped her work today. 020
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026“I want my students to have a piece of what I experienced... When you’re in the hands of a powerful teacher, it feels like magic.” In a new feature, AMST alum Dr. Karla Erickson (Ph.D. '05) reflects on the lasting impact of mentors Dr. David Noble and Dr. Jennifer Pierce. z.umn.edu/karla-ericksoncla.umn.eduA Whole-Person Education: Karla Erickson’s American Studies Graduate ExperienceKarla Erickson reflects on how her graduate education in American studies at UMN set her up for a meaningful career. 000
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 07/06/2026The Liberal Arts Engagement Hub serves as a support system and home base for residency projects. Recently announced new residencies support projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Learn more about 2026-27 residencies: ow.ly/GWII50Z6ONQ 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Illuminating immigration in Media Moderated by Fred de Sam Lazaro (Under-Told Stories, PBS NewsHour), the conversation will explore contemporary immigration issues in Sweden and Minnesota. June 4, 6-8pm @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social asimn.org/events-calen...asimn.orgIlluminating Immigration in Media: Contemporary Perspectives from Sweden and the Twin Cities - American Swedish InstituteJournalists from The Local Sweden and Sahan Journal in conversation about contemporary immigration issues 021
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Join the Southeast Asian Diaspora (SEAD) Project for these upcoming special events commemorating the 50th anniversary of southeast Asian refugees in Minnesota. www.theseadproject.org/mekongjourne...theseadproject.orgMekong Journeys | theseadproject 011
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 03/04/2026A remarkable feature with one of our brilliant graduate students, Selena Moon, a second year American Studies PhD student: 010
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 02/04/2026✨ONE WEEK AWAY! Join the Department of American Studies for the 2026 David Noble Lecture, titled “Auntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian Aunties” by Dr. Kareem Khubchandani. ✨ 📅 Thursday, April 9 ⏰ 6:00pm-7:30pm 📍 Cowles Auditorium, University of Minnesota & Zoom z.umn.edu/aunties 142
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Next week!! The 2026 Noble Lecture with Dr. Kareem Khubchandani. Auntologies: Queer aesthetics & South Asian Aunties Thurs. April 9 at 6pm. Lecture followed by book signing & reception. cla.umn.edu/american-stu... @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduAuntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian AuntiesThe 2026 David Noble Lecture, organized by the Department of American Studies, will be presented by Dr. Kareem Khubchandani (Tufts University). 031
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Join us Wed. April 22 for Students of Diaspora and the Fight for Justice. This webinar will bring together experts to examine how international, immigrant, and migrant students in the U.S. have organized against repression and restrictions. z.umn.edu/IHRC_April22 @umn-amst.bsky.social 033
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Attention UMN students studying migration: Applications for IHRC Summer and Academic Year Fellowships are due March 31st. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduFellowships & ScholarshipsImmigration History Research Center offers funding opportunities in the form of a number of fellowships and scholarships that support student and scholar research. 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Monday, April 20, 4-6pm. Dr. JC Salyer of Barnard College and the Arab American Family Support Center to speak on the difficulties disabled immigrants face when attempting to come to America. cla.umn.edu/anthropology... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.socialcla.umn.edu5th Annual Gudeman Lecture5th Annual Stephen F. Gudeman Lecture: John (JC) Sayler 012
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Asst. Prof. Jessica Lopez Lyman's Book "Place-keepers" explores how Latina/x artists in the Twin Cities use their art as a form of activism to reclaim spaces. Learn more: z.umn.edu/place-keepers 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026We Had to Run: Liberian Journeys from War to Belonging. Join us for a book talk with UMN grad student author Darlington Sehgbean. Tues April14 at 12:30. cla.umn.edu/human-rights... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social 065
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Join the Asian American Studies Program for a fascinating conversation Unsettling Refugees: Vietnamese Refugees Fighting Displacement in America's suburbs with Dr. Jennifer Huynh on March 25 at 5 Central. @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduLecture by Dr. Jennifer HuynhDr. Jennifer Huynh presents on her book "Suburban Refugees: Class and Resistance in Little Saigon" and and mutual aid for deported Vietnamese Americans through the Ba Lo Project. 021
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Join the IHRC and our partners for another timely and important event. Echoes of Home, Visions Ahead: 50 Years of Southeast Asian Community. March 20, 4-6pm. Appleby Hall 311. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/SEA50 @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.socialz.umn.eduEchoes of Home, Visions Ahead: 50 Years of Southeast Asian CommunityCommemorate 50 years of Southeast Asian resettlement in the US with an evening filled with storytelling, community and cultural celebration! All are welcomed and encouraged to wear your traditional cl... 031
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Join us Wed at 6 PM to hear Dina Gilio-Whitaker, author of "Who Gets to be Indian? Ethnic Fraud and Other Difficult Conversations about Native American Identity," in conversation with Audra Simpson, (Columbia University). z.umn.edu/who-gets-to-be-indian #HoldingOurGroundUMN 033
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Congratulations to Dr. Elliott Powell, Associate Professor of American Studies and Asian American Studies and Associate Director of RIDGS, on being named a recipient of the Arthur “Red” and Helene B. Motley Exemplary Teaching Award from @umncla.bsky.social! cla.umn.edu/news-events/...cla.umn.eduAnnouncing Our 2026 Motley Teaching Award RecipientsCongratulations to Elliott Powell (American studies) and Andrew Scheil (English), CLA's 2026 Motley Teaching Award Winners. 020
Reposted by UMN American StudiesKim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Less than one week to go for #HoldingOurGroundUMN, Mar 18-19 at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus. Register for in-person or online attendance at the link below. We welcome requests from community members for complimentary registrations. Instructions in the link below. 1158
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Join the @umnanth.bsky.social for April Kamp-Whittaker of CA State Univ Chico: Networks at Play: Sports and the Archaeology of Community in a WWII Japanese American Incarceration Center More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/networks_at_play @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social 012
Reposted by UMN American StudiesKim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Join me today for a livestream interview on The Red Nation Podcast. I'll be talking with my @umncla colleague, Professor Nick Estes about our upcoming March 18-19 hybrid symposium at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. #HoldingOurGroundUMNyoutube.comHolding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-IndigenizationYouTube video by The Red Nation 0165
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Join the IHRC and our partners for another timely and important event. Echoes of Home, Visions Ahead: 50 Years of Southeast Asian Community. March 20, 4-6pm. Appleby Hall 311. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/SEA50 @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.socialz.umn.eduEchoes of Home, Visions Ahead: 50 Years of Southeast Asian CommunityCommemorate 50 years of Southeast Asian resettlement in the US with an evening filled with storytelling, community and cultural celebration! All are welcomed and encouraged to wear your traditional cl... 022
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Join us for "Unsettling Refugees: Vietnamese Refugees Fighting Displacement in America's Suburbs" with Dr. Jennifer Huynh. March 25 from 5-6:15pm. More info and register z.umn.edu/JHuynh @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduLecture by Dr. Jennifer HuynhDr. Jennifer Huynh presents on her book "Suburban Refugees: Class and Resistance in Little Saigon" and and mutual aid for deported Vietnamese Americans through the Ba Lo Project. 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Networks at Play: Sports and the Archaeology of Community in a WWII Japanese American Incarceration Center with Prof April Kamp-Whittaker. Monday March 23, 4-6pm More info and register z.umn.edu/networks_at_play @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.socialcla.umn.edu2026 Spring Archeology ColloquiumApril Kamp-Whittaker, Assistant Professor - California State University, Chico will be presenting her talk titled Networks at Play: Sports and the Archaeology of Community in a WWII Japanese American ... 021
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Attn UMN Grad Students: you still have time to apply for an IHRC academic year or summer fellowship. Are you researching migration? Check out our fellowships at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... Applications due March 31 @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduFellowships & ScholarshipsImmigration History Research Center offers funding opportunities in the form of a number of fellowships and scholarships that support student and scholar research. 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026You still have time to register for The Borders Crossed Us Too: Global Indigeneities, Migration, and World-Making with Dr. Khoi Nguyen. Wed from 4-5 Central. Join the IHRC to hear @umn-amst.bsky.social grad speak about his research on Southeast Asian refugees. @upenn.edu @umncla.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduThe Borders Crossed Us Too: Global Indigeneities, Migration, and World-Making with Khoi Nguyen, PhDIn “The Borders Crossed Us Too,” Khoi Nguyen, PhD, explores the intersections of global Indigenous studies, relational race and ethnic studies, and critical refugee studies to examine the deportation ... 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026NEXT TUESDAY March 3, 5-6:30pm. Kelly Lytle Hernández will discuss The Whites-Only Immigration Regime 1803 to Now. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/IHRC_Hernandez @ridgs.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social 022
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Univ of MN students, are you studying any aspect of migration? You still have time to apply for IHRC academic year and summer fellowships. More info at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/fellows... @umnengagement.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduFellowships & ScholarshipsImmigration History Research Center offers funding opportunities in the form of a number of fellowships and scholarships that support student and scholar research. 053
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Featuring Dr. Khoi Nguyen (AMST Ph.D. '25)! Nguyen is currently the Panda Express Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (@upenn.edu). 010
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 25/02/2026What are the strategies for addressing "self-Indigenization" in our institutions? Join UMN American Indian Studies for Holding Our Ground, a hybrid symposium on Indigenous Ethnic Fraud. March 18-19, 2026. Register: z.umn.edu/holding-our-ground #HoldingOurGroundUMN @kimtallbear.bsky.socialz.umn.eduHolding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-IndigenizationHosted by the Department of American Indian Studies, this symposium responds to the global phenomenon known as self-Indigenization, pretendianism, or ethnic fraud. 0109
Reposted by UMN American Studiesumncla.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Call for proposals: 2026–2027 Hub Residencies ✨ The Liberal Arts Engagement Hub is seeking collaborative, community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Residencies run July 2026–June 2027 and include up to $15,000 in support. Learn more: ow.ly/5PTk50YckST 011
Reposted by UMN American StudiesImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Great story about IHRC Director Llana Barber's upcoming edited volume Dark Waters: Centering Black Experiences in US Immigration History. @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.socialcla.umn.eduReframing the Narrative: Llana Barber on Centering Blackness in Immigration HistoryLlana Barber discusses reframing Black narratives in US immigration history and shattering the too-narrow lens through which these stories have been told. 085
Reposted by UMN American StudiesUniversity of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 11/02/2026🎧 "We talk about resistance or resilience; what does that actually look like?" Jessica Lopez Lyman, author of Place-Keepers, with Kristie Soares and Karmen Chávez on the Press podcast. share.transistor.fm/s/97747e66share.transistor.fmNavigating and challenging deep-seated racial injustices in the Midwest. | University of Minnesota Press | Episode 129Movidas are subtle yet strategic actions through which Latina/x artists forge solidarities, mobilize for justice, and reclaim space. In Place-Keepers, Jessica Lopez Lyman centers Latina/x women and ge... 042
Reposted by UMN American StudiesKim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Registration open, in-person & online. Reduced student rates & community members can request complimentary registration; limited & will be vetted. We prioritize actual tribal/Indigenous voices in resisting #pretendianism, + recognize that our community includes non-Indigenous allies. Please share.cla.umn.eduHolding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-IndigenizationHosted by the Department of American Indian Studies, this symposium responds to the global phenomenon known as self-Indigenization, pretendianism, or ethnic fraud. 2219
UMN American Studies @umn-amst.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Dr. Kareem Khubchandani (Tufts University) will deliver the 2026 David Noble Lecture, entitled "Auntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian Aunties." 🗓️: April 9, 2026 ⏰: 6:00pm-7:30pm 📍: Cowles Auditorium (Humphrey School) & Zoom More info: z.umn.edu/auntologies 020
Reposted by UMN American StudiesUMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 05/02/2026We're glad to again co-sponsor this annual touring festival of restorations and archival films from Il Cinema Ritrovato, the international fest in Bologna, Italy. Feb 12-15 at the Main Cinema and Walker Art Center:mspfilm.orgIl Cinema Ritrovato On Tour | MSP FilmCurated by Archives on Screen, Twin Cities, Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour returns to the Twin Cities for a third year, presenting rare, restored, and recovered archival cinema. 021
