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Eugenics and Restriction

August 6, 2019
Lynn Johnson

The following pamphlet of the Immigration Restriction League was written by Prescott F. Hall, a Boston lawyer and co-founder of the League. This 1919 article calls for immigration restriction using arguments from eugenics, a scientific movement for genetic improvement of…

An Infamous Case of Extradition

August 2, 2019
Lynn Johnson

A photograph of the owners and staff of the Cesaria restaurant, six women and nine men. The group smiles before the camera with the interior of the restaurant in the background.

Welcoming the Diaspora: Restaurant Cesaria

April 3, 2019
Lynn Johnson

Owners and staff at Restaurante Cesaria. Courtesy of Restaurante Cesaria.

A postcard of "Harvard Avenue, Allston, Mass." There is a street on the left of the postcard with lines for a streetcar. On the side of the street are numerous businesses, such as a ten cent store, candy store, and cafe, along with automobiles.

Allston-Brighton

July 25, 2018
Lynn Johnson

Postcard of Harvard Avenue in Allston Village, between Commonwealth and Brighton Avenues, 1921. Courtesy of the Brighton Allston Historical Society.

Three Cambodian children walk, carrying various belongings on their heads and in buckets on either side. Behind them is a long line of other refugees following suit. In the background is an area with many small buildings.

Refugees

June 11, 2018
Lynn Johnson

Cambodian refugees arriving in Khao I Dang camp in Thailand, 1980. In the years following the Vietnam war, thousands of Southeast Asian refugees resettled in greater Boston. Courtesy of UNCHR/M. Munz