Melting Pot or Mixed Salad: Wrangling Identities in Diasporic Communities
April 4, 2023, 10-11:30am PDT
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"Faces of Regent Park - Mustafa Ahmed" (2015) / Photo credit: Dan Bergeron / Fauxreel Studios (www.fauxreel.ca)
Migration takes people from the familiar to the foreign, forcing them to adjust to new environments, cultures, and perceptions. This program explores how members of diasporic communities experience and navigate life and identity in their new home countries.
Speakers:
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Diane Sabenacio Nititham, Associate Professor of Sociology, Murray State University
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Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Host and journalist
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Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, George Washington University
Moderator: Lok Siu, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Chair of the Asian American Research Center, UC Berkeley
Session Recording (coming soon)