Carrie Perkins
carrieperkins.bsky.social
Carrie Perkins
@carrieperkins.bsky.social
Anthropologist | Forced Migration & Refugee Studies | VR & Multimodal Ethnography | Postdoc @UCIrvine Humanities | ACLS EV Fellow | Research in Thailand and Myanmar
To claim conditions have improved enough to justify ending TPS is an insult to survivors, a denial of overwhelming evidence, and a profound failure of humanitarian responsibility. It makes the US look callous, foolish, and deeply irrelevant on the global stage. Shameful
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DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Burma
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar).
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I had a great talk with Abby at the AnthroPuzzled podcast this month about all things #VR, #anthropology and the #academic job market. Check it out below:

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Multimodal Ethnography w/ Carrie Perkins
AnthroPuzzled · Episode
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December 28, 2024 at 6:16 AM
My VR exhibition, The Art of Exile, has found a permanent home at the UCI Intercultural Communication Lab. All UCI professors will be able to access & bring their students to the lab to explore the gallery and learn about displacement in Myanmar. More info here: faculty.sites.uci.edu/icclab/colla...
November 25, 2024 at 10:38 AM