Immigrant Stories | Dr. James Walsh

From Immigrant Stories by Walter Gallacher

November 18, 2025 · 28 min

About this episode

Dr. James Walsh discusses the treatment of Irish immigrants in the 1840s compared to Latino immigrants today.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, join us as Dr. James Walsh, professor of American History at the University of Colorado, compares and contrasts the treatment of the Irish immigrants of the 1840s to the treatment of latino immigrants today. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Gallacher

Guest: Dr. James Walsh

Topics covered

Irish immigrants
Latino immigrants
American history
treatment of immigrants
historical comparison

Keywords

immigrants
Irish
Latino
American history
treatment
comparison

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Colorado

Places: Ireland, Latino