Facing COVID-19 as an Undocumented Essential Worker
The pandemic has made visible the vulnerabilities that many undocumented immigrants in the U.S. face on a daily basis.
Migration
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When the “Gift” of Immigration Comes With Strings
An anthropologist examines how refugees fleeing violence experience hospitality in Turkey—and the burdens attached.
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The Dead Must Be Counted
An unknown number of people who die from COVID-19, like migrants who die during perilous journeys, are left out of governments' official death counts.
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What Does Baseball’s Bilingualism Reveal?
A linguistic anthropologist who is also a baseball aficionado reflects on what can be learned from how language mashups play out on and off the baseball diamond.
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Is the Pandemic a Chance to Challenge Global Inequality?
A Pakistani anthropologist who studies the perilous journeys of irregular migrants argues for reimagining ways to close the gap between the rich and poor, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus Is Killing the Hope of Asylum
The pandemic has deepened the crisis for the millions of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers who have nowhere to turn in the face of closed ports and seas emptied of rescue boats.