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Kathie Friedman is an Associate Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington. She is part of the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near Middle Eastern Studies and directs the Master's International Studies and Undergraduate Honors Thesis programs at the Jackson School. Her primary research focuses on comparative forced migrations and immigration, particularly within the context of the United States and the European Union, emphasizing ethnic and political incorporation. Friedman's notable publications include 'Memories of Migration: Gender, Ethnicity, and Work in the Lives of Jewish Italian Women, New York 1870-1924' and she has co-authored works such as 'Creating Transforming Households: Constraints of the World-Economy.' Her research has been funded by the University of Washington's Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Royalty Research Fund, and the Mellon Foundation. Currently, she is working on book projects tentatively titled 'Afterlife of Ethnic Cleansing: Memory, Identity, and Belonging in America’s Bosnian Refugee Diaspora' and 'Learning to Participate: Pathways to Political Socialization and Civic Engagement among Second-Generation Refugee Youth.'
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