Mira Sczygiol Foster

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Public History

Graduate Student
B.A., University of Bremen; M.A., University of Bremen; Ph.D. UCSB 2012

Advisor: Harold Marcuse

I passed my Ph.D.qualifying exams at the end of August 2007 leaving the world of course work behind me and embarking on the dissertation writing journey. (more...)

My research focuses on immigration to West Germany during the decade prior to the collapse of the Eastern Bloc (1980-1989). I am particularly interested in the immigration experiences of migrants from Poland, those who came as "resettlers" and were able to claim German citizenship.