Describes the Assumptionist and Oblate missions as part of the Mission d'Orient in the Ottoman Empire, focusing on them as a cultural bridge that fostered the exchange of knowledge between East and West. Cultural Crossroads: The Assumptionists and Their Transnational Exchange in the Ottoman Orient Feb 6, 2024 Ediz Hazır
Discusses the way Ecuadorian elites presented themselves at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the world, focusing on strategies to attract European and American migrants and minimize the perception of Indigenous populations and disease. Importing “Civilization”: Ecuadorian Elites’ National Representation Strategies and Immigration Promotion at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Jan 3, 2025 Erika Rosado Valencia
Elliot Young reminds us to consider migrants not only as victims, as the objects of others' actions, but also as subjects with their own agency. This shift in perspective has implications for how we understand migration facilitation, among other things. Beyond Chinese “Coolies” as Victims Jul 14, 2021 Elliot Young
Examines letters written to RELICO during the war by individuals seeking to share knowledge with loved ones or to receive information about them. Contextualizing the letters allows us to better appreciate the personalized knowledge transfer that occurred on a mass scale. ‘I beg you again from my heart to help me find my sister’: RELICO and the Need for Knowledge Dec 8, 2022 Charlie Knight