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A new look at Irish immigration to Boston with Hidetaka Hirota
Episode 138

A new look at Irish immigration to Boston with Hidetaka Hirota

In this episode, we're talking about the wave of Irish immigrants that arrived in Boston in the 19th century — and how the response to their arrival led to policies and prejudices with an enduring impact on the region and the nation. Helping us talk through these thorny issues is Professor Hidetaka Hirota, author of 'Expelling the Poor.'

Explain Boston to Me

March 25, 202636m 55s

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Show Notes

In this episode, we're talking about the wave of Irish immigrants that arrived in Boston in the 19th century — and how the response to their arrival led to policies and prejudices with an enduring impact on the region and the nation. Helping us talk through these thorny issues is Professor Hidetaka Hirota, author of Expelling the Poor: Atlantic Seaboard States and the Nineteenth-Century Origins of American Immigration Policy.

RIP Isaiah Zagar.

Philly versus the Robots.

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