We the People

Since its founding and up to the present day, Virginia has been at the centre of so many crucial debates, including 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.

With 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 America and in the world.

Julie Maio Kemper is exhibits curator, Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Raynaldo Capucao earned his PhD at the Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia.

Maria Carrillo has more than 25 years of experience as a journalist in Virginia.

Michael Hemphill has an M.A. in Creative Writing and 12 years of newspaper writing experience.

Saltanat Liebert is associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Daniel Morales is assistant professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Kim O'Connell is a scholar of Vietnamese immigration to Virginia, and a lecturer at Johns Hopkins.

Katrina Powell is founding director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies.

Grant E. Rissler is assistant professor of Organizational Studies at the University of Richmond.

Noah Tinsley is assistant curator, Virginia Museum of History & Culture.