One of the leading scholars of Irish immigration to the US is retiring. Charles Fanning, who founded the Irish and Irish immigration Studies programme at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is leaving teaching after 14 years there, reports the Southern Illinoisan. Dr Fanning has written and edited more than ten books, including “Exiles of Erin: Nineteenth-Century… Continue reading Immigration scholar retires
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J-1ers go west as traditional spots lose pull
California is the big draw this summer for Irish students working in the US summer on J-1 visas, according to journalist Carole Coleman. She reports on RTÉ that there is a growing trend for students to go to the western state, as numbers fall from the traditional favourites of New York, Boston and New Jersey.… Continue reading J-1ers go west as traditional spots lose pull
ACIS 2008 National Conference: 16-19 April, 2008; Iowa
The American Conference for Irish Studies will host its 2008 conference in St Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. The Conference theme is “The Global Irish: Conflict, Coexistence and Community.” Organisers are inviting 20-minute papers on any Irish Studies topic, particularly those that address how the Irish both in Ireland and abroad have endured and interpreted their… Continue reading ACIS 2008 National Conference: 16-19 April, 2008; Iowa
Seanad loses emigrant advocate
A longtime advocate for emigrants has lost his place in the Seanad. Pascal Mooney, a former journalist and broadcaster, says he is devasted by the loss in this year’s elections. He was first elected to the body in 1987. Mr Mooney’s interest in emigrant issues had its roots in his own experience living in London… Continue reading Seanad loses emigrant advocate
Book highlights Irish contribution to US slang
Snazzy, slugger, balony, lollygag: all of these words entered the American vernacular thanks to the Irish speakers who migrated to the US in the last century, according to a ground-breaking new work. Jack Cassidy has recently published “How the Irish Invented Slang: the Secret Language of the Crossroad”. The book has received substantial attention in… Continue reading Book highlights Irish contribution to US slang
Atlantic Arc to encourage research cooperation
A new research network will examine the migration of Ulster-Scots, Scots and Irish to Canada and the US. The Atlantic Arc has been founded by a group of academics, including several from the University of Ulster, who visited recently as part of a cross-border delegation to New Brunswick aimed at developing academic, cultural and economic… Continue reading Atlantic Arc to encourage research cooperation