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Julia A. Brookins |
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Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of History |
Interim
Special Projects Coordinator, American
Historical Association |
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My research and teaching focus on the
histories of American immigration and citizenship from the early nineteenth
century to the present. I am
interested in understanding how immigrants in the past learned about U.S.
nationalism and interpreted its role in their lives. I am also fascinated by
the varied uses of the ‘immigrant narrative’ in American culture, and how
mass immigration has affected the way native-born people in the United States
see themselves both as individuals and as members of a dynamic national
community. In my work at the American Historical
Association, I get to help implement new and ongoing efforts to improve
communication among all historians. I
particularly enjoy being a part of the AHA’s mission to promote the awareness
of history in public life. |
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One
of my current projects with the AHA: http://blog.historians.org/news/1455/suggest-a-us-history-quiz-question |
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A recent news article for Perspectives: http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2011/1110/1110new2.cfm |
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