María Cristina García, the Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies in the Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. The citation recognizes "her service to the Society and her outstanding scholarly contributions to the fields of immigration and ethnic history."
Maria Cristina Garcia
García said she is "so very honored to have received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society alongside her colleagues, Tyler Anbinder and Mae Ngai."
The award committee cited García as "an outstanding teacher, an exceptional mentor and a leading scholar in the fields of refugee, asylum and immigration history." She served for nine years on the executive board of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, including three years as president from 2015 to 2018.
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