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Dr. Uzma Quraishi
Dr. Uzma Quraishi, Associate Professor of History at Sam Houston State University and author of Redefining the Immigrant South: Indian and Pakistani Immigration to Houston during the Cold War (UNC Press, 2020), will provide a historical review that weaves together Cold War, Southern, and urban history. Drawing on research into South Asian migrations to Houston, Texas, Dr. Quraishi will highlight how race, place, ethnicity, and class have shaped immigration experiences over time in a transforming region and nation. Visit her website here.
Winner, 2022 Best History Book Award (Association for Asian American Studies)
Winner, 2021 Theodore Saloutos Book Award (Immigration and Ethnic History Society)
Honorable Mention, 2021 Pacific Coast Branch Book Award (Pacific Coast Branch-American Historical Association)
2020 Vicki L. Ruiz Award (Western Historical Association)
Honorable Mention for the 2020 Carlton C. Qualey Memorial Article Award (Immigration and Ethnic History Society).
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Upcoming chapters:
Pakistani Americans (forthcoming)
Indian Americans (forthcoming)
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