About this Event
Wolf Humanities Center • University of Pennsylvania
2021–2022 FORUM ON MIGRATIONImmigration: A Philadelphia Perspective
Obed Arango, Executive Director, Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y Educación (CCATE); Lecturer, MSW Program, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Amy Eusebio, Director, Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs
Mohannad Ghawanmeh, Executive Director, Al Bustan Seeds of Culture
Sarah Paoletti, Practice Professor Law; Director, Transnational Legal Clinic; University of Pennsylvania Law
The global scale of migration can often obscure local perspectives. This roundtable discussion brings together a cross-section of experts from city government and community-based organizations actively involved in immigration issues to broach the question of migration using our own immediate vantage point.
More information: https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/immigration-philadelphia
Cosponsored by the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Presented in association with the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts' one-day pop-up exhibition, Faces of Immigration, Photographs by Harvey Finkle (Feb 16): https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/faces-immigration.
Image: Photo detail, "India-Ravi Singh at his Restaurant, Samosa, With His Mother and Father" by Harvey Finkle (Penn MSW '61). Courtesy of the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.
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This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Presented in person and as a Zoom webinar.
In accordance with Penn’s COVID-19 Guidelines, all in-person attendees are required to wear a mask; display their PennOpen Pass or PennOpen Campus green pass before entry; attest to having been vaccinated; and register their contact information with the organizers in the case that follow-up from contact tracers is needed.
The Wolf Humanities Center values inclusivity and we aim to create a welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds. Please feel free to note any accessibility needs or concerns in your registration, or connect with us by email or phone (215.573.8280).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States
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