Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Universiy of Wisconsin-Madison. Research: Mass repatriations and banishment raids; immigration and race, and US-Mexico borderland history.

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

I’m thrilled to share that my first book, Banished Citizens is forthcoming with Harvard University Press on October 14, 2025. @Harvard_Press

[Emily Silk @emsilk10]

Forthcoming October 2025, Marla A. Ramírez's BANISHED CITIZENS tells the stories of Mexican American women who faced coerced mass removal between 1921 and 1944 -- and of their descendants, who continue to confront and resist the legacies of this injustice today. @marla_a_ramirez

[Emily Silk @emsilk10]

Huge congratulations to our award winners being celebrated at tonight's #OAH2026 ceremony! @Harvard_Press

Erik Baker, MAKE YOUR OWN JOB
Beth Lew-Williams, JOHN DOE CHINAMAN
Marla A. Ramírez, BANISHED CITIZENS
John Samuel Harpham, THE INTELLECTUAL ORIGINS OF AMERICAN SLAVERY

[Sharmila Sen @_sen_sharmila]

Three cheers for Marla Ramirez, author of Banished Citizens!

Three cheers for @dygottlieb, author of Yuppies.

Three cheers for our editors @emsilk10, @pompqmoq (not at #OAH2026 this year but you can always pitch him!), and Sana Mohtadi.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Via @delosLAtimes: Marla Ramirez's 'Banished Citizens' explores historic expulsion of Mexican Americans. Will it happen again? https://t.co/9hzO5lacNy

[Emily Silk @emsilk10]

Congratulations to Marla A. Ramírez & BANISHED CITIZENS on FIVE amazing awards!!

Winner, Mary Nickliss Prize
Winner, IEHS Theodore Saloutos Book Award
Winner, IEHS First Book Award
Winner, LAWCHA Philip Taft Labor History Award
Honorable Mention, Merle Curti Social History Award

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@emsilk10 I could not have reached this point without your expert editorial guidance. Thank you for your care and dedication to my book, Emily!

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@emsilk10 @Harvard_Press @The_OAH It was absolutely wonderful to celebrate with you, Emily!

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

Sharing my recent interview with Norman Gilliland for University of the Air, Wisconsin Public Radio. I discussed my forthcoming book, Banished Citizens (HUP, October 2025) in relation to the current mass deportations. @Harvard_Press

https://t.co/9LGidW0fCc

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@Maria_Hinojosa Yesss!! Thank you for all you are and everything you do.

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

Incredibly humbled by the generous review of my book, Banished Citizens, by Brian Tanguay for the California Review of Books. @Harvard_Press

https://t.co/gEG1ZVja7K

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

Fun fact, the Wisconsin Public Radio is the oldest radio station in the nation. It was founded in 1917 and it has been on the air since then.

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

Thankful for Norman Gilliland’s invitation to discuss my forthcoming book, Banished Citizens (HUP, Oct. 2025) in the “University of the Air” show that Wisconsin Public Radio will air next month. #BanishedCitizensBook @Harvard_Press

https://t.co/n7St5xS822

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

I had an engaging interview today about the current cruel and inhumane tactics used for immigration raids in relation to the banishment drives that took place from 1921-1944. I wrote about this in my forthcoming book, Banished Citizens (HUP, Oct 2025).
https://t.co/n7St5xRAcu

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

I am extremely thankful to receive this generous review of my book by the prestigious magazine, Kirkus Reviews.
https://t.co/JNZwA6vwqT

#BanishedCitizens @Harvard_Press @emsilk10

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@BrandonBloch5 Thank you for the support! I am also looking forward to reading your important forthcoming book, Reinventing Protestant Germany.

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@CoraLinglingXu @Harvard_Press Thank you!

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

I’m thrilled to share that my first book, Banished Citizens is forthcoming with Harvard University Press on October 14, 2025. @Harvard_Press

[Emily Silk @emsilk10]

Forthcoming October 2025, Marla A. Ramírez's BANISHED CITIZENS tells the stories of Mexican American women who faced coerced mass removal between 1921 and 1944 -- and of their descendants, who continue to confront and resist the legacies of this injustice today. @marla_a_ramirez

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

As a MiSC member, as an academic, and as a person, I will always stand with and for immigrant communities.

[Migration Scholar Collaborative @MigrationCollab]

MiSC vehemently rejects the war on immigrants and peaceful protestors in Los Angeles.

What we're witnessing is worsening anti-immigrant policies, with intensified enforcement.

Read MiSC's full statement below:

https://t.co/rsfcAAkgJL

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@emsilk10 Thank you for sharing my forthcoming book. I cannot thank you enough for helping me carry this project into publication. I could not have wished for a more thoughtful and dedicated editor, Emily!

[Marla Andrea Ramírez, Ph.D. @marla_a_ramirez]

@MigrationCollab Thanks for sharing! I cannot thank you enough for the support.

[Migration Scholar Collaborative @MigrationCollab]

📢 Mark your calendars! 📢

MiSC scholar @marla_a_ramirez's latest book, "Banished Citizens: A History of the Mexican American Women Who Endured Repatriation," will be released this October.

This powerful book delves into a grim period of forcible removal 🧵👇