Immigration

A group of people cross railroad tracks covered over with cardboard. Refugees and asylum-seekers fleeing violence and persecution can adapt more quickly with support of their diaspora communities, says expert

Who Are the Immigrants Coming to the U.S. on Humanitarian Grounds, and How Can They Be Supported?

Refugees and asylum-seekers fleeing violence and persecution can adapt more quickly with support of their diaspora communities, says expert

May 6, 2024

Tram Nguyen stands outdoors in a portrait

Politics & Voting

From Vietnam to Boston’s Beacon Hill

Tram Nguyen and her family arrived in this country with just $100. Now the first Vietnamese American woman elected to the Massachusetts legislature wants to...

May 15, 2023

Lorgia García Peña. In her new book, Tufts Professor Lorgia García Peña tells the complicated story of Blackness, from the Dominican Republic and the U.S. to Italy

Race

The Many Experiences of Being Black in the Wider World

In her new book, Lorgia García Peña tells the complicated story of Blackness, from the Dominican Republic and the U.S. to Italy

January 19, 2023

A group of Mexican-Americans at a protest, flying U.S, and Mexican flags. Skin color tone is found to shape the experiences of Mexican immigrants in Atlanta and Philadelphia.

Immigration

Immigrants with Darker Skin Tones Perceive More Discrimination

Skin tone is found to shape the experiences of Mexican immigrants in Atlanta and Philadelphia

January 12, 2023

Colorful silhouettes show men and women of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Refugees

How Do Refugees in the United States Learn About Race?

Researchers at The Fletcher School explore how migrants understand racial dynamics—and suggest that improved resettlement programming might help individuals...

November 14, 2022

Felipe Dias on the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus. A sociologist, Dias uses real world experiments to delve into the mechanisms of inequality in the U.S. and Latin America

Race

Getting to the Root of Inequality

Sociologist Felipe Dias uses real world experiments to delve into the mechanisms of inequality in the U.S. and Latin America

September 30, 2022

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Professor Cheen Loo stands by a mural in Boston's Chinatown.

Oral Health

For Some Immigrant Parents, a New Way to Think About Baby Teeth

Tufts’ pediatric dentists emphasize the importance of early dental care

April 27, 2022

Nine Civic Semester students stand together in front of Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University

Activism & Social Justice

Lessons Learned from a Civic Semester in the Southwest

After beginning their college careers with the experiential learning program through Tisch College of Civic Life, first-year students reflect on their Civic...

February 16, 2022

Afghan evacuees on a U.S. military base.

Global Affairs

Tapping Community Volunteers to Resettle Afghan Refugees

A humanitarian leader partners with the State Department and citizen groups to integrate Afghans into American life

February 3, 2022

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois

Activism & Social Justice

Tammy Duckworth: ‘We're in a Fight for What America Is Going to Be’

In a wide-ranging discussion provided through the Tisch College of Civic Life, the Democratic U.S. senator didn’t hold back on topics from parenting to politics

November 19, 2021

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Who Are the Immigrants Coming to the U.S. on Humanitarian Grounds, and How Can They Be Supported?

From Vietnam to Boston’s Beacon Hill

The Many Experiences of Being Black in the Wider World

Immigrants with Darker Skin Tones Perceive More Discrimination

How Do Refugees in the United States Learn About Race?

Getting to the Root of Inequality

For Some Immigrant Parents, a New Way to Think About Baby Teeth

Lessons Learned from a Civic Semester in the Southwest

Tapping Community Volunteers to Resettle Afghan Refugees

Tammy Duckworth: ‘We're in a Fight for What America Is Going to Be’

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