October 3, 2024
We Love to Have Interns!
This summer, undergraduate students from Brooklyn College, Columbia University, and Florida International University contributed to ASHP, assisting with research, creating social media posts, and developing new content for SHEC. We love the creative ideas and energy that students bring to ASHP and are proud of the work they help to produce. If you – or […]
September 19, 2024
ASHP Welcomes Chloe Stoia!
Chloe Stoia is a first-year History PhD student at the Graduate Center. She graduated summa cum laude from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Her undergraduate thesis topic was female sterilization in Puerto Rico from the 1920s to the 1990s. While at the GC, Chloe looks forward to continuing her research […]
September 19, 2024
In Memoriam — Simin Farkhondeh, 1963-2024
ASHP mourns the passing of Simin Farkhondeh, who served as director of our Labor at the Crossroads (LaborX) public access and CUNY TV program from 1995 to 2006. Simin produced and directed the monthly program covering a broad range of activism, including immigrant and gay and lesbian worker rights, racism on the job, NAFTA and […]
September 19, 2024
Indigenous Voices of the Americas at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
In June, ASHP researcher Emily Uruchima (Kichwa) participated in Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This year the annual festival highlighted the work of artists, cultural workers, healers and storytellers, offering the space to share contemporary and traditional teachings from their respective […]
September 19, 2024
Social Media Updates
Intern William Diep, a Columbia University student, returned to work with us again this summer and has played a central role in conceptualizing, researching, scripting, filming, editing, and posting TikTok videos. He attended sessions of the 2024 LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States Summer Institute and produced videos about the group’s visits to the LGBTQ+ […]
September 19, 2024
ASHP Welcomes Stefano Morello!
ASHP is thrilled to welcome Stefano Morello, Assistant Director for Digital Projects. Stefano is currently finishing a Ph.D. from the Graduate Center’s program in English, where his work has focused on digital humanities and American Studies. As a student, Stefano actively participated in the New Media Lab and served as a GCDI Digital Fellow. At […]
September 19, 2024
A New Digital Edition of Who Built America?
Ahead of the fall semester, we released an expanded and updated beta edition of our popular textbook, Who Built America? Working People and the Nation’s History. Now available as a free, open-access digital resource, this version includes a comprehensive social history textbook alongside thousands of primary sources from our History Matters website, and new teaching […]
September 19, 2024
New Collection Added to Social History for Every Classroom
In spring 2024, Trystin Curbelo joined ASHP as an intern to work with researcher Carli Snyder on a new collection for our popular database, Social History for Every Classroom (SHEC). Carli and Trystin compiled primary sources and collaboratively wrote teaching activities, essential questions, and a background essay. The collection, Workers Behind Bars: The Exploitation of […]
August 23, 2024
LGBTQ+ Histories of the U.S. Summer Institute
In July, thirty secondary school teachers joined ASHP for an NEH-funded summer institute focused on topics in LGBTQ+ history and culture, discussion of pedagogy, and an introduction to historical documents and materials for classroom use. After meeting virtually for a week, participants traveled from across the U.S. to gather at the Graduate Center and to […]