GC Immigration Working Group

01/31/2019

TERFs

Sarah McBride, a trans woman and national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, was harassed by two trans-exclusionary radical feminists.

08/24/2018

Just a reminder: the IWG is soliciting papers and discussants for the Fall 2018 semester.

Our workshops will be held on Mondays (9/17; 10/15; 11/5; 12/3) at 12 - 2 pm in room 6114 at the Graduate Center.

The purpose of our workshop is to bring together current students, alumni, and professors (especially junior faculty) to present and discuss their work in progress.

If you would like to participate, please fill out the sign up sheet!

09/24/2015

A nice reminder. "It may be that an identity lost can never be regained. But why not try? It would be good for everyone, reminding millions of Americans that they too are the products of an immigrant culture, which not long ago was forced into silence by fear and intolerance." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/opinion/whatever-happened-to-german-america.html?_r=0

The country’s largest national ethnic group completely disappeared from its culture.

10/23/2014

IWG Open House/Welcome Party

10/02/2014

There's an event at Lower East Side Tenement Museum Wednesday, 10/8/2014. Philip Kasinitz , Nancy Foner, & Margaret Chin will be discussing their new book.

http://www.tenement.org/tenement-talks-details.php?id=817

Advisors to the museum's upcoming 103 Orchard Street Exhibit which include professors Nancy Foner, Phil Kasinitz, and Margaret Chin, will discuss contemporary immigration in New York City and give a sneak preview of the new exhibit.

09/24/2014

The photographer, a daughter of immigrants, spoke with others who, like her, have felt the imbalance of cultural identity.

08/10/2014

While America today is not what it was in the early 20th century, the sentiments in this piece by one of GC's own is a worthwhile reminder + Professor Kasinitz is a great writer- well worth reading: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/opinion/kasinitz-we-are-all-immigrants/

Philip Kasinitz: Children at border a complicated problem; some fellow Americans uncharitable. He says grandfather sent to NY from Belarus in 1907 at 9.

08/03/2014

The videos and lesson plans are starting to go on our website- have a look at these great videos: http://teachingimmigration.commons.gc.cuny.edu/category/videos/

About the videos This entry was posted in Videos and tagged summary on August 3, 2014 by Kate. The five video shorts reflect specific interests of the researchers/videographers. However, the videos also touch on themes such as diversity, stereotypes, challenges to integration (and what is being done…

07/28/2014

One of our short documentaries, this one on New York's Mexican Community! This was the result of a GC Immigration Working Group project called Big Apple Bites for first-timers. Many thanks to the participants for their eloquence! Thanks to Richard Alba and Koby Oppenheim for administrative support! Couldn't have done it without Taf Chiriga. Shout to Rabbi Darkside for the intro/outro! All mistakes are the filmmaker's! Website for teachers with lesson plans coming soon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gQ5xrZbcyI

This short documentary is based on interviews with college students and professionals. It investigates the challenges and opportunities of the fastest growin...

06/11/2014

Join the campaign to help our girls and boys see what they can be! Together we can debunk the myth of what a professor, researcher, scholar or graduate student looks like! Post them on Instagram (tag us -Latinaresearchersnetwork). Write some key words for our followers (e.g., worked to pay for college; first generation college student; mom and professor; etc.). Let us all continue to stand in our own greatness! Don't be shy!
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Latina Researchers Network & Conference. Diverse scholars. Increasing the pipeline. Join us! Visit our website for more information

05/29/2014

Late notice, but our end-of-the-year picnic is today at 5pm! Join us at just south of the Great Lawn by the Turtle Pond (just north/east of the Belvedere Castle), right where the checkered heart is on the map below. It's best accessed from the 81st St station on the B/C but also the 1 to 79th St or 77th on the 6 from the east side.

Hope to see you there!

12/23/2013

Well worth posting. Dream Act passes in NJ http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/13/12/20/dream-act-passes-grants-in-state-tuition-to-undocumented-immigrants/?p=all

Thursday?s passage of what's been called the Dream Act -- which guarantees tuition equality to undocumented immigrants -- has left advocates on both sides of the issue feeling slighted.