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Immigration and Society

Understanding the American Identity Means Listening to Immigrants

The Citizenship and American Identity Program is sharing the stories of four immigrants living in the US.

BY Taif Jany

Blog Post

4 days ago
Identity and Equity

The Artists Who Shaped US Identity

Their works taught us who to be.

BY Kimber Craine

Blog Post

03.30.2018
Civic Action

How the Erie Canal Explains American Democracy

Originally written off as an absurd public works project, the canal set the standard for US infrastructure.

BY Kimber Craine

Blog Post

02.15.2018
Identity and Equity

Ten Monumental Americans You Should Know

They may not have had their likenesses set in bronze, but their stories are testaments to American progress.

BY Ruby Shamir

Blog Post

11.14.2017
Immigration and Society

Ten Ways to Understand America's Full History

In a more perfect union, the United States would embrace the unabridged version of its democratic experiment.

BY Sayu Bhojwani

Blog Post

05.25.2017
US Government

Fake News Is Not New

You don't even have to go back a century to find a familiar climate of spin and propaganda.

BY Kimber Craine

Blog Post

03.22.2017
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