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Geraldo Cadava

@gerry_cadava

History professor at Northwestern. Editor at Public Books. Contributing Writer at The New Yorker.

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Announcement! New book series from UChicagoPress. "America Reframed," edited by Lily Geismer, Brent Cebul, and Nathan Connolly. See announcement and description here, then send us your proposals! ⬇️ press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/seri…

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Team New York: please join us at McNally Jackson books on Tuesday 5/13. We're celebrating the publication of Mike Luo's book, Strangers in the Land, with a discussion on the uses of history today. With Mike Luo, Jelani Cobb, David Remnick, and me. mcnallyjackson.com/event/05132025

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I spoke exclusively to the family, & attorney, of a Venezuelan man sent to El Salvador last month He had no criminal record, no deportation order, but was flagged for his tattoos "that Tren de Aragua gang members tend to have" according to government docs latinousa.org/2025/04/27/con…

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Hello Chicago! I'm happy to be celebrating the publication of Michael Luo's book "Strangers in the Land," by talking with him at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center. It's next Tuesday, May 6. Read more here: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/6761b18…

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Chicago friends! In conversation tonight with Michael Luo about his stunner of a book, "Strangers in the Land." It's a beautiful and moving narrative history of Chinese migrants and Chinese Americans. At the Harold Washington Library Center. Here's more: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/6761b18….

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Over the weekend, a player on my 11yo son’s baseball team was super excited that the “pope draft” would begin today. He said it was gonna be on ESPN 8, “the ocho.” nytimes.com/live/2025/05/0…

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I'm psyched for this event on Monday May 12--this coming Monday!--at New York Historical. Here's more information. Come if you can. It'd be great to see you, NYC friends! nyhistory.org/programs/the-h…

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When you have a new Pope from your city, you get ordained, right? (Actually, I'm officiating a wedding in a couple of weeks, but this does feel appropriate today).

When you have a new Pope from your city, you get ordained, right? (Actually, I'm officiating a wedding in a couple of weeks, but this does feel appropriate today).
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The new ep. of Writing Latinos, feat. Justin Torres, is one of my favorites. We tried something I've been wanting to do: read a short piece together and discuss. The Afro-Puerto Rican writer Jesús Colón's vignette, "Youth: The Palisades as a Backdrop" was perfect. Have a listen!

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In Chicago, we're having a moment with Pope Leo XIV. But will it amount to more than that--a renewal of the church here? This was a fun one for me. newyorker.com/culture/the-le…

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🚨New Writing Latinos Episode!🚨 One of my faves. We talk with Jorell Meléndez-Badillo about his book, Puerto Rico: A National History, plus his collaboration with Bad Bunny!