Mae Ngai papers, 2006-2025
Collection context
- Extent:
- 22.5 linear feet (15 boxes: (7 rsc; 7 transfiles; 1 small carton))
- Language:
- English, Chinese
- Scope and content:
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Consisting of research notes and materials, correspondence, teaching materials, and photographs, this collection will be valuable to scholars studying the history and historiography of Asian-American activism, the labor movement, and immigration in U.S. society.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mae Ngai is an American historian who serves the Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University. Her work focuses on nationalism, citizenship, ethnicity, immigration, and race in 20th-century United States history. Ngai's most notable work was Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America, which discussed the creation of the legal category of an "illegal alien" in the early 20th century and its social and historical consequences and context.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Terms of access:
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Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
- Contact:
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