{"product_id":"we-the-people-the-world-in-virginia-paperback-1","title":"We the People: The World in Virginia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Maio Kemper\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe the People\u003c\/i\u003e tells the compelling stories of immigrants to Virginia since 1776.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the last two and a half centuries, millions of people have emigrated from other countries and made Virginia their home. Today, more than 1.6 million people living in the Commonwealth of Virginia are foreign born.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its founding and up to the present day, Virginia has been at the center of so many crucial debates, including those over immigration. As this book's richly drawn essays show us, successive waves of immigration have diversified and enriched Virginia in countless ways. On a grand scale, they have forced Virginia to reckon with its racial history, its politics, and its view of itself and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a combination of historical essays, examinations of immigrant communities, and personal stories, this volume explores the many people who, over centuries, have made Virginia the unique place it is in the United States and in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Maio Kemper\u003c\/b\u003e is exhibits curator at the Virginia Museum of History \u0026amp; Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaynaldo Capucao \u003c\/b\u003eearned his PhD at the Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Carrillo\u003c\/b\u003e has more than 25 years of experience as a journalist in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hemphill \u003c\/b\u003ehas an M.A. in Creative Writing and twelve years of newspaper writing experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaltanat Liebert\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of government and public affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Morales\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of Vietnamese immigration to Virginia, and a lecturer of science writing at Johns Hopkins University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatrina Powell \u003c\/b\u003eis founding director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant E. Rissler\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of organizational studies at the University of Richmond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoah Tinsley\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant exhibits curator at the Virginia Museum of History \u0026amp; Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.9 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761877279027,"sku":"9781913875978","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YYqZeqQiPN9781913875978_8d7c1d52-603f-473c-b671-6f37197576ac.webp?v=1785358439","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/we-the-people-the-world-in-virginia-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}