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IHRC Archives will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013, due to staff visiting a partner archival institution. Assistance to researchers will be available 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. The reading room will be open until 4:30 p.m. for researchers who will have requested their materials by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23rd.

Please join us at the IHRC and IHRC Archives Awards and Appreciation Ceremony honoring staff, faculty, students, and volunteers!

May 8, 2013
4:00 to 6:00 pm
120 Elmer L. Andersen Library

Keystone Awards
Cindy Herring
Jeff Nelson
Haven Hawley

Career Achievement Award
Prof. Katherine Fennelly

Certificates of Appreciation
Michael Anuta
Katie Evans
Emily Janisch
Kris Kiesling
Halyna Myroniuk
Mia Overly
Lisa Vecoli
Margaret Yzaguirre

Congratulations to Donna Gabaccia for being selected as been selected as one of two honorees to receive the 2013 University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award--Faculty from the Office of Public Engagement.

This award is the one of highest honors the University gives to a faculty member for service to the community and recognizes the substantial and significant contributions Prof. Gabaccia made to her work at the IHRC building University-community partnerships and programs benefit university students, faculty, staff, community partners and citizens across the state and provide an exemplary model of a publicly engaged professional.

The IHRC is co-sponsoring the 2013 Immigrant of Distinction Award Ceremony and a community forum on immigration reform.

• Hear from advocates on the ground regarding current developments in immigration reform efforts
• Celebrate the achievements of the winners of the 2013 Immigrant of Distinction Award
• Unite and strategize with fellow advocates

RSVP by Friday, March 8, 2013 : http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5601105056

CLA Outstanding Service Award Winner Haven Hawley!
Congratulations to the IHRC's Haven Hawley for being one of the recipients of the College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Service Awards! Every year, the college invites nominations to recognize and reward outstanding service by academic professional and administrative employees. IHRC staff, Director Erika Lee, and former Director Donna Gabaccia collaborated on the nomination and praised Haven's many talents. The major challenge in nominating Haven for this award, Lee says, "was choosing among her many outstanding contributions as IHRC Program Director. She has consistently provided outstanding service, dedication, professionalism, and vision in all of her multiple roles at the IHRC. As such, she exemplifies the very best of our center, the College, and the University." Congratulations to Haven! We could not be more proud!

AMST 8920, "Topics: Transnationalism and U.S. - Mexico Borderlands" will be taught spring 2013 by Yolanda Padilla. This course will track Chicana/o border studies as it evolved in the 1980's and 90's, examine ways in which border studies influenced and shaped the transnational imperatives that are now fundamental to work in American studies, and observe two case studies that indicate the importance of the borderlands for generating transnational approaches in Chicano/a and American Studies.

In 2015, the IHRC will be turning 50, and we're launching a number of initiatives that will highlight our collections and communities. The approaching anniversary is a time for reflection as well as celebration. What has been most significant to you about the IHRC?

Online videos are now available for IHRC Director Erika Lee's October public lecture titled "Local, National, and Transnational Histories of Immigration to the Americas" and an archival workshop led by Program Director Haven Hawley at the "Latvian Diaspora Archives, Libraries and Material Culture" conference in April 2012.