Forced Flight: Refugees in Diaspora
April 11, 2023, 10-11:30am PDT
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"Traditional Cambodian dancer at Richmond Folk Festival 2015" / Photo credit: Mobilus In Mobili (Flickr)
Refugees are forcibly displaced from their homes for reasons such as genocide, war, and climate change. This program explores their experiences, how they create new communities, and what the future holds for the countries they left and their diasporas.
Speakers:
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Joanna Newman, Chief Executive and Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities
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Khatharya Um, Associate Dean in the Social Sciences Division and Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley
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Monica Sok, Poet and writer
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Olivia Quintanilla, Professor of Ethnic Studies, MiraCosta College
Moderator: Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi, Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA (Tovaangar)