Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Yolanda Chavez Leyva will provide the keynotes for the Southeastern Immigration Studies Association Conference taking place at the USC Upstate Greenville campus this coming April. Please follow the link for more information. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=151397484314340&set=a.129347893185966
Dr. Ortiz’s essay Pathways in Oral History was recently published in the US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal. Please follow the link to access the essay. https://www.utexaspressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.7560/OHJ606
Beyond the Headlines: Exploring Gainesville Sun’s Coverage of Race Relations from Reconstruction to the Present
Our first public event for the Challenging Racism at UF – 2023 Public Program Series was completed this past weekend in collaboration with the Cotton Club Museum. The cosponsored event by SPOHP and the Cotton Club Museum was a great success. To view the day’s proceedings, please click here.
SPOHP Representation at AHA Annual Meeting
Dr. Paul Ortiz and Dr. Yiorgo Topalidis are both presenting at this year’s American Historical Association Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ortiz will take part in a roundtable titled, Unions in Higher Education—Historical and Contemporary Realities. Dr. Topalidis will present his recent work, Ottoman Greeks in New York City: Negotiating Identity with the Greek Immigrant Community during the Early 20th Century as part of a panel organized by the Modern Greek Studies Association.
Fieldwork Announcement: Eastern Pennsylvania, May 2023
In May of 2023, OGUS oral historians will visit eastern Pennsylvania communities to interview descendants of migrants from Asia Minor, Eastern Thrace, Imbros, Tenedos, and the islands in the Sea of Marmara. If you or anyone you know is interested in being interviewed, please fill in the interview scheduling form using the following link: https://ogus.oral.history.ufl.edu/welcome/contact-us/interview-scheduling/
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Fieldwork Announcement: Underground Railroad Project, Washington D.C. January 2023
UF students will represent SPOHP at the National Park Service in Washington D.C. to conduct interviews with descendants of conductors and freedmen this coming January. UF students will also visit the Harriet Tubman museum as part of the collaborative grant between the National Park Service and SPOHP.
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SPOHP is proud to announce Dr. Steve Noll’s most recent publication. Please click here to learn more
Please join us for our upcoming public program regarding our 15th annual trip to the Mississippi River Delta.