Tag: Immigration
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Ernesto Castañeda, American University – New Type of Mexican Migrants
Some migrants at America’s southern border are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Ernesto Castañeda, assistant professor of sociology at American University, says there are threats on both sides of the boundary. Ernesto Castañeda is the author of A Place to Call Home: Immigrant Exclusion and Urban Belonging in New York, Paris,…
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Lisa Wisniewski, Goodwin College – Immigration and Higher Education
Foreign born students have additional challenges at academic institutions. Lisa Wisniewski, assistant professor of sociology at Goodwin College, discusses the Polish immigrant communities in the Northeast. Lisa Wisniewski is an assistant professor of sociology at Goodwin College. She earned her doctorate from the University of Hartford. At Goodwin College she is a Teaching Fellow in…
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Sahana Mukherjee, Gettysburg College – History and National Identity
We like taking pictures of moments that reflect the best of our shared history. Sahana Mukherjee, assistant professor of psychology at Gettysburg College, examines why this can lead to denying injustices of the past. Sahana Mukherjee, assistant professor of psychology at Gettysburg College, is a social and cultural psychologist. Her research interests lie in the…
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Christopher Salas-Wright, University of Texas at Austin – Immigrant Mischaraterization
Are immigrants wrongly portrayed as being criminals in the public sphere? Christopher Salas-Wright, assistant professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin at time of airing and now faculty at Boston University, explains his research into this newsworthy topic. 2016-present Assistant Professor School of Social Work, Boston University 2013-2016 Assistant…
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Maria Aysa-Lastra, Winthrop University – The Great Recession and Latino Immigrants
What do the recessions of Spain and the United States have in common? Maria Aysa-Lastra, assistant professor of sociology at Winthrop University, explores the reasons Latinos left both countries during the Great Recession. Dr. Maria Aysa-Lastra is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Winthrop University. Her research focuses on the causes of migration as well the integration…
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Christopher Salas-Wright, University of Texas at Austin – Immigrants and Crime
Are immigrants wrongly portrayed as being criminals in the public sphere? Christopher Salas-Wright, assistant professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, explains his research into this newsworthy topic. Dr. Christopher Salas-Wright is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. He…
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Lori Hunter, UC Boulder – Environmental Migration
Climate change and the environment at large have a huge effect on everything. Lori Hunter, sociologist at UC Boulder, discusses the relationship between human migration and the natural environment, highlighting innovative research on US-Mexico migration associated with climate change. Dr. Lori Hunter is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder and Faculty Research…
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Jason Silverman, Winthrop University – Abraham Lincoln & Immigration
Lately, the topic of immigration is in the news every single day. In today’s Academic Minute, we turn to history as Jason Silverman of Winthrop University discusses Abraham Lincoln’s stances on the subject. A specialist in the history of the Old South and Civil War, Dr. Jason Silverman received his undergraduate degree at the University…
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Stephanie Hinnershitz, Valdosta State University – Asian-American Immigration
Discussions about civil rights in America rarely focus on the plight of Asian-American immigrants. But, as Stephanie Hinnershitz, a professor of history at Valdosta State University, shows, this segment of the population faced some very real struggles. Stephanie Hinnershitz is an assistant professor of history at Valdosta State University in Georgia where she teaches courses…