Greetings from "BackStory with the American History Guys," an American 
History radio show based at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities 
and hosted by historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, and Peter Onuf 
(www.backstoryradio.org). I'm writing to alert Museum-L subscribers 
about an upcoming show: "Aliens: The Threat From Abroad in American 
History," and also to seek your participation. Here is the blurb for the 
show:

"Andrew Jackson: democratic icon, frontier fighter, and proud citizen 
of…Spain? Today, as immigrants risk life and limb by the thousands to 
enter the United States, the borders seem clearly drawn. But in 
Jackson’s time, the idea of citizenship and national identity possessed 
a fluidity we might now find disarming—swearing allegiance to Spain was 
a requirement simply to do business in Natchez, now part of Mississippi. 
From its inception, America was a country made up of immigrants, so why 
do aliens pose such a threat? Have we traditionally made it easy or hard 
for aliens to become Americans, and how has this been accomplished? Is 
the Texas border wall the culmination of a long process of restriction 
and regulation—or is it un-American?"

We're looking for callers who want to talk with the History Guys about 
this subject on the air--share a story, ask a question, etc. If you are 
interested in participating and sharing your thoughts with with us and 
our listeners, email me ASAP (by Monday, 7/14 at the latest) so I can 
give you more details and we can set up a time for the call. And please 
forward this widely if you know of others who might be interested.

We are also open to suggestions about scholars--or others (immigration 
lawyers, etc.)--in this field who would make engaging interview subjects.

Thanks for all your help,

Catherine Moore
Research/Production Assistant
BackStory, VFH Radio
Charlottesville, VA
434-924-4403

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