A World on the Move

A World on the Move

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When:
February 6, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
2017-02-06T19:00:00-05:00
2017-02-06T19:15:00-05:00
Where:
MSU Union Ballroom
49 Abbot Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824
USA
Cost:
Free
A World on the Move @ MSU Union Ballroom | East Lansing | Michigan | United States

The Honors College’s 24th installment of Sharper Focus/Wider Lens will feature the topic, “A World on the Move: Refugees, Migrants and Immigrants” at 7 p.m., Monday, February 6. This event is free and open to the public and will be located in the MSU Union Ballroom (2nd floor). It features a trans-disciplinary discussion among MSU faculty that explores the political discourse and visuals surrounding immigration, the role of a civil society in the refugee crisis, unaccompanied minors coming to the United States from Central America, a historical look at Asian immigration through Ellis Island and much more! Audience Q&A will follow.

Speakers include:
David Thronson, JD, College of Law
Stephanie Nawyn, PhD, Department of Sociology and Center for Gender in Global Context
Sophia Koufopoulou, MS, Department of Sociology
Johanna Schuster-Craig, PhD, Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages
Anna Pegler-Gordon, PhD, James Madison College and Asian Pacific American Studies Program
Unable to attend in person? Watch the MSU Alumni Association’s Livestream at http://livestream.com/msualumni.