Immigration Rewind

Immigration news today is often an echo of the past. We delve into the archives to bring you stories that matter now. Have a hidden history to tell us about? Submit your idea here.

June 20, 2018

Beth Lew-Williams’ grandfather was 9 when he was separated from family and placed in immigration detention. And he held the pain of the experience for 72 years.

Music

In the 1930s, an ethnomusicologist tried to preserve the history of immigration in California — and combat anti-immigrant feelings — with song

PRI's The World

April 27, 2018

A new project is building on that collection, but this time with a much more inclusive catalog.

This historian’s new book on Mexican migration is perfectly timed

PRI's The World

April 26, 2018

Stanford historian Ana Raquel Minan’s “Undocumented Lives” focuses on how policy shifts in both Mexico and the United States have changed the daily lives of Mexican migrants for decades.

Justice

As the Supreme Court considers Trump’s travel ban, some want justices to remember a case they decided 74 years ago

PRI's The World

April 24, 2018

The president has certain powers to protect the country, but the children of people incarcerated in World War II say that power can be abused. The court should be a check.

Media

A news organization that insisted on inclusive journalism is closing its doors

PRI's The World

November 29, 2017

But its mission will live on, writes Andrew Lam.

Business

How a Japanese American business survived World War II and tied together two families

PRI's The World

November 10, 2017

A Japanese immigrant named Gijiu Kitazawa started his seed company in 1917 in San Jose, California. A century later, it's still in business — but it wasn't always easy.

Global Politics

The surprising history of the green card lottery

PRI's The World

November 02, 2017

It was intended to benefit undocumented Irish immigrants.

Conflict

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

Otherhood

October 26, 2017

A murder on a Portland light rail train brought back a lot of memories of painful times in the city's history.

Conflict

Japanese Americans weren't the only US citizens housed in camps

PRI's The World

October 18, 2017

This is why the head of Indian Affairs offered up a Colorado reservation as a site to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II.

Culture

There hasn’t been a Japantown in Chicago since the 1980s, but this exhibit is bringing the community back together

PRI's The World

October 17, 2017

Some 20,000 Japanese Americans were resettled in Chicago after being imprisoned by the government during World War II. Now their belongings are on display in Lincoln Park.

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