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David Atkinson is an Associate Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University. With a Ph.D. from Boston University, he specializes in American foreign relations, global migration history, international history, and American-British imperial history. His recent work includes the book 'Burden of White Supremacy: Containing Asian Labor Migration in the British Empire and the United States, 1896-1924,' which examines the legislative responses to Asian migration in both Britain and America. Atkinson argues against the notion of a unified campaign for exclusion and highlights the tensions caused by different movements. He is currently engaged in a new book project analyzing the interactions between American imports from various regions and their impact on American politics and society throughout the 19th century. His scholarly contributions include multiple publications focusing on Asian migration and immigration policies in historical contexts. Atkinson is also open to supervising graduate students in the field of U.S. foreign relations history and the history of the U.S. in global contexts.
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