SPICE is a program of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Migration and Citizenship
Events
SPICE Webinar: “Angel Island Immigration Station: The Hidden History”
August 19, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/ou4OpF-8j-g Connie will speak about how the Chinese detention barracks on Angel Island were saved from demolition in the 1970s, opening the door to the hidden...
SPICE Webinar: "Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University"
June 26, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/9eyHTMF2L7w Upwards of 15,000 to 20,000 individual migrant Chinese laborers performed the bulk of the work constructing the Central Pacific span of the...
SPICE Webinar: “Visualizing the Essential: Mexicans in the U.S. Agricultural Workforce”
May 16, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/FLKbADCk1o8 During multiple periods of economic crises, the U.S. economy has depended on Mexican labor.
Projects
Teaching Resources on Japan
To promote a deeper understanding of Japanese culture, history, contemporary issues, and U.S.–Japan relations, we recommend the following diverse set of teaching resources and curriculum tools to...
English
Multimedia
Visualizing the Essential: Mexicans in the U.S. Agricultural Workforce
January 2021
In this webinar, Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez spoke about the history of the Bracero Program (1942–1964) and also shared reflections on the current status of agricultural workers.
The Rise and Implications of Identity Politics
March 2019
Black Lives Matter. Catalan independence. #MeToo. White nationalism. The Islamic State.
Immigration and Integration: Current Research
November 2015
In this video, Jens Hainmueller, Co-Director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab, and Duncan Lawrence, Executive Director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab, explain some of the challenges created by current immigration...
People
