@nellstra.bsky.social
Historian of transnational politics & religion between the US & Latin America. Postdoc, SDSU. Co-founder, @histcatmex.bsky.social. Social Media Officer, @iehs.bsky.social. Social justice. Foodie.
@kwissoker.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.socialSo happy to see the always fabulous Sarah Sharma! Here with her super-smart and needed new book “Insufferable Tools: Feminism Against Big Tech” at the @dukepress.bsky.social booth at #4S2026
@nellstra.bsky.socialTrailer for Elon Musk documentary:
@cjhs1977.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social**Performance: Dear Rhoda**
Monday, November 16, 2026
7:00 PM-9:15 PM
Glessner House 1800 S. Prairie Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago comes to Glessner House for one night only, to present a theatrical reading, with music.
Register: www.glessnerhouse.org/events/dear-...
@cjhs1977.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.socialWe had an outstanding "Jewish Builders of Chicago" walking tour yesterday!
@cjhs1977.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social"Chicago’s Jewish History Is Hiding in Plain Sight"
@iehs.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social***Congratulations to Marla A. Ramírez***
Heartfelt congratulations to Marla A. Ramírez, author of Banished Citizens: A History of the Mexican American Women Who Endured Repatriation, for being appointed to the Organization of American Historians Lectureship Program!
@iehs.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.socialNew book from IEHS member Kelly Lytle Hernández:
Racist by Design: Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration Control
@histcatmex.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social"A 100 años de la resistencia cristera"
@cjhs1977.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social***Check out Jewish sites at Open House Chicago, October 17-18, 2026***
Explore one of the largest architecture and urban festivals in the world as Open House Chicago returns to celebrate 16 years of architecture, culture and community.
@cjhs1977.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social***Movie Palaces and the Balaban and Katz Legacy***
This talk by Robin Simon is in conjunction with a new Chicago Public Library exhibit, currently at the Uptown and Legler branch libraries.
@cjhs1977.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social***Take Action to Stop National Archives and Records Administration Closures | National Council on Public History**"
@histcatmex.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.socialEl 9 de octubre:
@iehs.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social***Know Your Rights Cards***
Under the U.S. Constitution, all people in the U.S., regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s red cards give examples of how people can exercise these rights:
@nellstra.bsky.socialNew book from @ucpress.bsky.social:
Traces of Intimacy: Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and the Borderlands of Race by Jedediah H. Kuhn
@nellstra.bsky.socialNew book from @ucpress.bsky.social :
Imagined Environments: The Making of the Borderlands by Carlos Alonso Nugent
@nellstra.bsky.socialNew book from @ucpress.bsky.social:
The Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West by Kevin Waite
@iehs.bsky.socialReposted by @nellstra.bsky.social***New book from Immigration and Ethnic History Society member, Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann***
Pierogi: An American Story of Polish Food (Columbia University Press, 2026)
@nellstra.bsky.socialGood points. It's all about balance and priorities.
@nellstra.bsky.socialJalapeño cheddar dog topper with tomatoes, onions, mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeños.
@nellstra.bsky.socialOld Faithful pizza (fennel pork sausage, mama lil’s goat horn peppers (medium spicy!), green onion, mozzarella, parmesan tomato sauce, and oregano).
