The Immigration and Ethnic History Society Announces the 2008 Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award

     The annual Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award of $1,000 was established in memory of Professor Theodore Saloutos, distinguished historian and first president of the Immigration History Society, by Mrs. Florence Saloutos. The 2008 award will be presented for the book judged best on any aspect of the immigration history of the United States. "Immigration history" is defined as the history of the movement of peoples from other countries to the United States, of the repatriation movements of immigrants, and of the consequences of these migrations, both for the United States and the countries of origin.
     Closing date for submissions for the annual Theodore Saloutos Book Award is December 31, 2007. To be eligible, a book must be copyrighted 2007. A book may be nominated by the author, the publisher, a member of the prize committee, or a member of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. Inquiries and nominations should be submitted to the chair of the Saloutos Prize Committee, Prof. Thomas Dublin, Department of History, SUNY-Binghamton, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902 (e-mail: tdublin@binghamton.edu).
     Copies of the book must be received by all three members of the committee by December 31, 2007. Committee members and addresses are as follows: