Posted April 14, 2021
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Emma Teng on anti-Asian American violence in the US
A leading scholar of cross-cultural identity, social assimilation, and exclusion, MIT historian Emma Teng recently spoke with MIT News about the current crisis of violence against Asian-Americans.
Posted April 5, 2021
Posted March 30, 2021
A Letter from President Reif: Supporting our Asian community in a difficult time
MIT’s president writes to the community following the tragedies in Georgia and surging anti-Asian violence.
Posted March 25, 2021
Mark Aidinoff, PhD Candidate: The history of using computers to distribute relief checks
Aidinoff writes, "Since the New Deal, policymakers have maintained faith in the federal government’s technical ability to sort out who is and is not deserving of public support."
Posted March 18, 2021
Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and MIT
Oral history project allows MIT students to dig deep into the longstanding connection between the Institute and South Asia.
Posted March 11, 2021
Developing a picture of France
Catherine Clark uses visual imagery to delve into French history, culture, and society.
Posted February 12, 2021
Lerna Ekmekçioğlu's book Recovering Armenia is out in Turkish translation
Lerna Ekmekcioglu investigates how Armenians recovered their identity within these drastically changing political conditions.
Posted February 11, 2021
History at MIT Welcomes Feruza Aripova
Feruza Aripova will be joining us for the Spring '21 term as a Russian History lecturer
Posted January 22, 2021
Faculty Profile: Anne McCants
Building a historical meal from scratch is a perfect reflection of McCants’ methods as an economic historian.
Posted December 1, 2020