Dr. Naoko Wake testifies on SB-18, Korematsu Day in perpetuity

On March 2, the Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee of the Michigan Senate voted to pass SB-18, establishing Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution in perpetuity. Korematsu Day recognizes Dr. Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American citizen who was wrongfully detained… Continue Reading Dr. Naoko Wake testifies on SB-18, Korematsu Day in perpetuity

Delia Fernández-Jones published new book

Professor Delia Fernández-Jones’s book, Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has just been published by the University of Illinois Press. The book traces the process of community formation and placemaking in Grand Rapids by migrants from Texas, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and… Continue Reading Delia Fernández-Jones published new book

Two History faculty members receive major fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Professors Edward Murphy and David Wheat have each received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support their ongoing research in Latin American history. Professor Murphy will use his fellowship to complete a book analyzing the ways in which squatters and former squatters,… Continue Reading Two History faculty members receive major fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Professor Javier Pescador’s book released in paperback edition

The University of New Mexico Press has recently published in paperback Professor Javier Pescador’s book, Crossing Borders with the Santo Niño de Atocha.  The book “journeys through the genesis, development, and various metamorphoses in the veneration of the Holy Child of Atocha, from its origins… Continue Reading Professor Javier Pescador’s book released in paperback edition