For the 250th anniversary of the US, UCD’s Clinton Institute and EA WorldView have produced Ireland and the Making of America, an 8-episode VideoCast.
In the fifth episode, Miriam Nyhan of Mary Immaculate College joins hosts Liam Kennedy and Scott Lucas to challenge assumptions that surround the Irish-American story.
Miriam examines how Irish immigrants navigated issues of race, identity, and belonging in the United States, from 19th-century ideas of whiteness and citizenship to the ways in which Irish communities positioned themselves within American society.
The conversation considers how race influenced opportunity, exclusion and identity – and why these histories continue to shape discussions about immigration and belonging today.
