The animated television series, The Simpsons, has become a cultural touchstone since its debut on Fox in 1989. Now in its 29th season, with more than 600 episodes produced to date, the beloved sitcom portraying an eccentric American family living in the fictional town of...
Though he's barely 30, Jimmy O. Yang has already had enough adventure to fill a lifetime. After immigrating to the United States from Hong Kong at the age of 13, he became obsessed with rap music and briefly formed a hip-hop group with a few...
The concept of immigrants as outsiders who "steal" jobs and contribute to depressed wages has long been a lynchpin of the Trump Administration's rhetoric, despite a plethora of evidence demonstrating that sustained levels of immigration have an overall positive effect on our economy. And to...
The history of immigration to the United States is often conveyed on the macro level. Graphs, statistics, and studies can convey who was entering our country, when they arrived, and how they contributed. This information is inarguably valuable, but in using traditional research methods to...
As the recently released superhero film, Black Panther, continues to rake in record-breaking profits at the box office, it has become much more than a movie. The film is being celebrated as a revolutionary tour de force that redefines our perception of what superheroes look...
A report released by the nonpartisan fact tank Pew Research Center estimates that most of the 20 largest immigrant groups living in the United States experienced increases in naturalization rates between 2005 and 2015. The Pew Research Center data further reveals that overall naturalization rates...
Last month, the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a disconcerting change to its official mission statement, and immigration advocates are alarmed about the potential implications. On February 22nd, USCIS director L. Francis Cissna issued an internal employee memo confirming that the agency's...
In the nascent days of 2018, the Trump Administration geared up its continued assault on immigration, which has become a shameful trademark of this presidency. Targeting both undocumented foreign nationals and those lawfully in the United States, the Administration's push for supposed "America first" policies...
Every four years, the world watches as the best athletes from around the globe gather to compete at the winter Olympic games. Originating in ancient Greece, the Olympics are a unique sporting event unparalleled in the diverse array of stories and experiences represented by the...
Despite numerous studies concluding that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the United States, the depictions of some immigrants in the media historically have defied this reality. As recently as 2016, Latino, black, and middle eastern immigrant characters were portrayed...
