Nolan Wins HCI Collaborative Grant for Independent Project, ‘History of Deportation’
Congratulations to Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, who has been awarded the HCI Collaborative Grant for her independent research project, History of Deportation! Professor Rachel Nolan will receive $5,000 for her independent project examining the history of deportations from the United States to Latin America. With this funding, she will travel to Mexico City to conduct archival and field research on a 1954 deportation campaign when many Mexican nationals were deported, often under harsh conditions, after most had been living and working in the US for years. The project traces post-deportation trajectories focused on some who stayed in Veracruz, forming a returnee community, while others tried to return to the U.S or settled in different parts of Mexico.
During her trip, Professor Nolan plans to meet with policymakers and organizations working with deported populations and give talks to share insights from her previous work. This project will connect historical experiences of deportation to contemporary policy debates about migration, reintegration, and human capital development.
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Professor Rachel Nolan is an Assistant Professor of International History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. A historian of modern Latin America, her work focuses on migration, political violence, the Central American armed internal conflicts, and U.S.-Latin American relations. Her scholarly pursuits have been supported by Russell Sage Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, Fulbright, and Social Science Research Council. Additionally, she is an active contributor to media outlets including The New Yorker, New York Times, London Review of Books, New York Review of Books, and El Faro and serves as a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine.