Mara: Oromo Knowledge Making, an exhibition honoring Indigenous Oromo knowledge and the many ways Oromo communities have sustained and reshaped knowledge across generations. Wed Aug 5, 6-8pm at Soomaal House of Art Exhibition Aug 1–16. RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/mara-oromo...
Great new blog post on @denshoproject.bsky.social by UMN grad student @selenammoon.bsky.social exploring the importance of accessibility at historic sites. @umnengagement.bsky.social @umncla.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social densho.org/catalyst/his...
Importance of Accessibility at Historic Sites - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese InternmentIn this guest contribution, historian and PhD student Selena Moon explores the importance of accessibility at historic sites, highlighting how many sites have been and continue to be inaccessible. She...densho.orgIf 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.social
Haitian Immigration: A History of the Present WebinarYouTube video by Immigration History Research Centerwww.youtube.comPowerful 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-...
The 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...libnews.umn.eduThe 2025-2026 academic year was a busy one for the IHRC. We were fortunate to host fantastic conversations with brilliant scholars from across the globe. Learn more about our past events at cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...
Past EventsSince 1965, the IHRC has organized conferences, workshops, and public programs to promote research, teaching, and public conversation around immigration, race, and ethnicity in the United States.cla.umn.eduMekong Journeys: Raising New Villages, a living digital archive preserving the stories, memories, and histories of Southeast Asian communities. This project honors 50 years of resilience, migration, rebuilding, and community care. www.theseadproject.org/mekongjourneys
Illuminating 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...
Illuminating 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 issuesasimn.orgFantastic resource from @refugeesinternational.org and @humanrightsfirst.org Monitoring the human cost of the US government's forced 3rd country transfer agreements. www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org
Third Country Deportation WatchMonitoring the human cost of the U.S. government’s forced third country transfer agreements.www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.orgThe recording of our event, Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence with Dr. Maxamed Abu-maye is now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdFz... @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @ridgs.bsky.social
Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State ViolenceYouTube video by Immigration History Research Centerwww.youtube.comAs federal enforcement actions reshape communities across MN, advocates, legal experts, and community organizations are asking: how will the Minnesota Truth Council document what is happening and ensure accountability? Join this free virtual conversation on April 28 Register: z.umn.edu/MNtruth
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: The Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: The Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...z.umn.eduBuilding a Truth Process in Minnesota: The Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global Practice, a free virtual convening on April 28, hosted by the Humphrey School’s Global Policy program and University partners. @umnengagement.bsky.social Register: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
You still have time to REGISTER for our online discussion on international student activism and the fight for justice. TOMORROW, April 22, 3pm Central. @iehs.bsky.social @nafsa-official.bsky.social @presalliance.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnanth.bsky.social cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...
Students of Diaspora and the Fight for Justice online discussionThis webinar will bring together scholars of diaspora and activism to examine how international, immigrant, and migrant students in the U.S. have organized against repression, especially in the contex...cla.umn.eduHow do we process the past few months? How can we listen to the experiences of our neighbors? Join us for a story circle! Story Circles teach us about listening to our stories rather than arguing our points. Tues April 28 at 3:30pm. cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-ev...
Story Circles: Processing the past few months in the Twin CitiesHow do we process the past few months? How can we listen to the experiences of our neighbors? Join us for a story circle! Developed by the Free Southern Theater in 1963, story circles are a processing...cla.umn.eduJoin us April 22 for a fascinating conversation about how international students organize and protest in the face of repression and threats. RSVP: z.umn.edu/IHRC_April22 @freedomhouse.bsky.social @nafsa-official.bsky.social @presalliance.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social
Monday, April 20 at 4 p.m Dr. JC Salyer of Barnard College and the Arab American Family Support Center will speak on the difficulties disabled immigrants face when attempting to come to America. cla.umn.edu/anthropology...
5th Annual Gudeman Lecture5th Annual Stephen F. Gudeman Lecture: John (JC) Salyercla.umn.eduIHRC Llana Barber quoted in this article in the MN Star Tribune about the terminology used to describe immigrants and what impact language can have. www.startribune.com/us-border-im...
Vang: I wasn’t an 'alien.' And neither is anyone else. (Except maybe Superman.)"I was five when I first heard the word 'alien' used to describe me," Ka Vang writes. "I remember touching my face to make sure I didn’t have slime oozing out of me."www.startribune.comJoin us and Mixed Blood Theatre for story circles on April 28 and help process the last few months in Minneapolis. Story Circles teach us that it is through listening to our stories, rather than arguing our points, that we discover who we are. @umnengagement.bsky.social
Story Circles: Processing the past few months in the Twin CitiesHow do we process the past few months? How can we listen to the experiences of our neighbors? Join us for a story circle! Developed by the Free Southern Theater in 1963, story circles are a processing...cla.umn.eduJoin us for this special event with UMN student Darlington Seghbean who will discuss his new book documenting the Liberian experience. Tuesday, April 14. cla.umn.edu/human-rights... @uofmhumanrights.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
We Had to Run: Liberian Journeys from War to BelongingJoin Master of Human Rights student Darlington Seghbean (MHR '27) for a discussion about his new book.cla.umn.eduJoin 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...
Mekong Journeys | theseadprojectwww.theseadproject.orgJoin the IHRC on Wed. April 22 for a timely and important online discussion on Students of Diaspora and the Fight for Justice! @nafsa-official.bsky.social @presalliance.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social more info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/IHRC_April22
Students of Diaspora and the Fight for Justice online discussionThis webinar will bring together scholars of diaspora and activism to examine how international, immigrant, and migrant students in the U.S. have organized against repression, especially in the contex...cla.umn.edu