Rachel Ida Buff is a writer, organizer, and working immigration historian currently teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She works for immigrant justice and Palestine solidarity, as well as organizing for equity in higher education. Her most recent book was the bilingual glossary of terms, A is for Asylum Seeker: Words for People on the Move/A de Asilo: Palabras para Personas en Movimiento (Fordham UP, 2020). Additionally, she has published in a variety of venues, including Against the Current. Presently, she is working on a project entitled “The Gangster Buffs of Charleston, West Virginia: Jewish Safety in a 20th Century Appalachian City.”
Prophetstown and The Long American Tradition of Sanctuary Cities and Community Defense Networks
Against the Current No. 241, March/April 2026
Deported? What's in a Name?
Against the Current No. 237, July/August 2025
The War to End All Encampments: Criminalizing Solidarity
Against the Current No. 234, January/February 2025