Topic
Identity
80 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
CALL FOR PAPERS–Paper People: Documentation, Identity, and Citizenship in U.S. History
Documentation of identity is at the heart of modern citizenship – paper is how individuals are known to belong to this or that nation or, by contrast, to lie beyond…
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: Northern Boy by Iqbal Hussain
I've got another great summer read for you: Northern Boy by Iqbal Hussain. Check it out:Joyful, defiant and dazzling, this is the story of Rafi Aziz – a Northern boy…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Postmodern Identity and the Structure of Immigration Control by Daniel Morales
Postmodern Identity and the Structure of Immigration Control"by Daniel Morales, Baumgärtel M, Miellet S, eds. Theorizing Local Migration Law and Governance. Cambridge University Press.rAbstractIn this chapter, I use the United States…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Postmodern Identity and the Structure of Immigration Control by Daniel J. Morales
Postmodern Identity and the Structure of Immigration Control by Daniel J. Morales, 1. Baumgärtel M, Miellet S, eds. Theorizing Local Migration Law and Governance. Cambridge University Press; 2022.AbstractIn this chapter, I…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: Border Crossings by Mohammad Chowdhury
Border Crossings: My Journey as a Western Muslim is a 2021 memoir by Mohammad Chowdhury, an "Australian author born in the UK and with family roots in Bangladesh."Here's the publisher's…
Be a Better Lawyer Podcast
252: Identity Breakthroughs
By Dina Cataldo
What do you think about yourself? How you think about yourself is crucial because your thoughts about yourself forms your identity. Identity informs whether we you or can't create the…
The Right Coast
The Turn – Tablet Magazine
I embraced my people, and my people embraced me. They gave me everything I had always imagined I wanted: a Ph.D. from an Ivy League university; a professorship at NYU,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: Found (Netflix). A guest post by Minyao Wang, Esq.
Guest Post by Minyao Wang, Esq.I highly recommend the Netflix documentary “Found.” It does an outstanding job of raising complex questions about identity, inclusion, representation and tracing one’s roots in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Your Playlist: Malini D. Sur
Check out Yes I Am (American) by Malini Sur:In an early verse Sur sings: "Yes I am an American. And my skin in brown. I am an American, with a…