NEWS
Ngai in The Guardian
Mae Ngai was quoted in The Guardian: “Trump and Pence products of family migration that want to curb, records show.”
Ngai in Forbes
Mae Ngai was quoted in Forbes‘s piece “Family Ties: Even Donald Trump is a Product of ‘Chain Migration.'”
Ngai in NYT
Mae Ngai was quoted in The New York Times‘s “From Norway to Haiti, Trump’s Comments Stir Fresh Outrage.”
Nguyen in WSJ
Lien-Hang Nguyen was quoted in the Wall Street Journal‘s “With Vietnam, History Repeats Itself.”
Manuscripts of the Muslim World Grant
Columbia University Libraries were awarded a grant to digitize Manuscripts of the Muslim World, Islamic manuscripts and paintings dating from 1000-1900. The Free Library of Philadelphia will lead the project, in partnership with Columbia University Libraries, the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, and Bryn Mawr College. Manan Ahmed has contributed to the cataloging process.
Gluck on BBC World
Carol Gluck Talks to BBC World News About Japan and South Korea’s Comfort Women Dispute.
Armstrong on NYT
Charles Armstrong was quoted in The New York Times‘ “Korean War, a ‘Forgotten’ Conflict That Shaped the Modern World.”
Armstrong in Newsweek
Charles Armstrong was quoted in Newsweek‘s “South Korea Predicts North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Will Hold Talks With the U.S. in 2018 Despite Nuclear Threats.”
Pedersen in NYT
Susan Pedersen was quoted in The New York Times‘ “Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill. Historians Disagree.”
Gardiner Foundation Grant
“Columbia University has received a $1 million grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to create web-based, interactive maps of Manhattan and Brooklyn during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The three-year project is a collaboration of Columbia’s History Department and the Center for Spatial Research in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP).” Mae Ngai and Rebecca Kobrin are two of three principal investigators for the project.