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Maria Cristina Garcia is the Howard Newman Professor of American Studies and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University. She is an Andrew Carnegie Fellow and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Garcia’s research interests include migration, citizenship, race, and ethnicity, with a particular focus on refugees and asylum seekers. She has published several books, including 'State Disaster: Failure of U.S. Migration Policy in the Age of Climate Change' (2022), and 'Refugee Challenge in Post-Cold War America' (2017). As a historian, she primarily studies 20th-century U.S. history, with an emphasis on displaced populations and their impact on society. Her teaching includes cross-listed courses relevant to American Studies, Latino Studies, and Migration Studies. Garcia has received various prestigious awards for her research and teaching, and she is actively involved in public discourse through media contributions and expert commentary.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Teaching and researching American Studies with a focus on migration and refugee context.
Department of Architecture