Topic
Belonging
16 published works
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We Belong Here: Black Lawyers in Canadian Court Spaces
On January 23, 2026, a disturbing incident unfolded in the Oshawa courthouse that forced the Canadian legal profession to confront a truth many Black lawyers have long known but too…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Book on the Horizon: Borders and Belonging (forthcoming Oxford University Press, 2025) by Hiroshi Motomura
Introduction to: Borders and Belonging Introduction to Borders and Belonging, a book to be published in 2025, by Hiroshi MotomuraThis excerpt is the Introduction to Hiroshi Motomura, Borders and Belonging…
ImmigrationProf Blog
When someone asks me where I’m really from, I answer with this question
I found this story, which will resonate with many people of color and immigrants, to be worthy of reflection. Here is the beginning of the story:"Taking a sip of my…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: A Map of Future Ruins by Lauren Markham
Talk about hot off the presses. Lauren Markham's book A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging dropped just yesterday.Here's the pitch:When and how did migration become a crime?…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Belonging Barometer
Nichole Argo and Hammad Sheikh have jointly created a Belonging Barometer as a tool to empirically measure the components of belonging. The relationship between belonging and health, democracy, and intergroup…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Podcast: Belonging in Unceded Territory
ImmigrationProf Blog readers in the US may be interested in the intersection of migration, settler colonialism and indigeneity. Leading scholars have collaborated on a Global Migration Podcast episode featuring a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
RICE launch event on belonging
On Friday, November 18 (11:20-12:20pm), the Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship and Equality (RICE) at the University of California Hastings College of Law will offer a panel discussion that will…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Belonging Begins With Us
From the American Immigration Council:As part of the Belonging Begins With Us campaign—which aims to foster a nation where everyone feels that they belong—a group of diverse influencers are sharing their stories…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami's newest book, Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America, is not quite on the bookshelves yet. It's available for pre-order, with an official release date of September 22.Here's the…
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Same But Different
I just finished reading an interesting book called Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior by Jonah Berger (Simon & Schuster, 2017). Professor Berger is a marketing professor at…