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Monday, April 3, 2023
Monday, April 3, 2023
11:30am – 1:00pm
The Global War of Storytelling: How Can We Tell Better Stories?
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
A populist is a gifted storyteller, who can tell a false story well. The only way they can be fought is by telling a true story better. The fate of the planet hinges on this question; it is why journalists, writers and communicators of all kinds are hounded, jailed, exiled. How do we tell the true story - of immigration, climate change, race, religion, gender - in an engaging way to the general public?
Join us for this talk by Suketu Mehta, award-winning author of This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, and Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University.
The Global War of Storytelling: How Can We Tell Better Stories?
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
A populist is a gifted storyteller, who can tell a false story well. The only way they can be fought is by telling a true story better. The fate of the planet hinges on this question; it is why journalists, writers and communicators of all kinds are hounded, jailed, exiled. How do we tell the true story - of immigration, climate change, race, religion, gender - in an engaging way to the general public?
Join us for this talk by Suketu Mehta, award-winning author of This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, and Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University.
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Book Discussion with Suketu Mehta – This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
Those who participate in the book group for This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto are invited to join the award-winning author, Suketu Mehta, for an open discussion. Learn more about the book group here.
Mehta's book draws from his "experience as an Indian-born teenager growing up in New York City and on years of reporting around the world, Mehta subjects the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash to withering scrutiny. As he explains, the West is being destroyed not by immigrants, but by the fear of immigrants."
Book Discussion with Suketu Mehta – This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
Those who participate in the book group for This Land is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto are invited to join the award-winning author, Suketu Mehta, for an open discussion. Learn more about the book group here.
Mehta's book draws from his "experience as an Indian-born teenager growing up in New York City and on years of reporting around the world, Mehta subjects the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash to withering scrutiny. As he explains, the West is being destroyed not by immigrants, but by the fear of immigrants."
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Immigration and Citizenship in 2023: Reflections and Debates
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
Join us for a panel discussion on immigration and citizenship with a great line-up of SBS faculty: Lynnette Arnold (Anthropology), Tania DoCarmo (Legal Studies), Ina Ganguli (Economics), and Raz Sibii (Journalism). Faculty panelists will discuss their research and writing on topics such as immigration myths, family and migration, and the criminalization of migration. The panelists will discuss how their research informs current policy debates on immigration and what they see as the biggest challenges facing the U.S. immigration system. The panel will conclude with Q&A from audience members.
Immigration and Citizenship in 2023: Reflections and Debates
Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall
Join us for a panel discussion on immigration and citizenship with a great line-up of SBS faculty: Lynnette Arnold (Anthropology), Tania DoCarmo (Legal Studies), Ina Ganguli (Economics), and Raz Sibii (Journalism). Faculty panelists will discuss their research and writing on topics such as immigration myths, family and migration, and the criminalization of migration. The panelists will discuss how their research informs current policy debates on immigration and what they see as the biggest challenges facing the U.S. immigration system. The panel will conclude with Q&A from audience members.
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Fotodiásporas Exhibition – Lights and Shadows on the Path to Reparation: Colombians' Experiences of Forced Migration to the US
South College Commons
An exhibition of the Fotodiásporas project, which seeks to broaden our understanding of forced cross-border migration due to the Colombian armed conflict, the longest in the Americas. It does so through the eyes and voices of 15 Colombian men and women who were forced to leave the country and start a new life in the United States, one of the largest receiving countries for Colombian migrants. The project is based on the use of photo-voice, an action-research method that uses photographic and narrative composition as a form of community research and expression.
Fotodiásporas Exhibition – Lights and Shadows on the Path to Reparation: Colombians' Experiences of Forced Migration to the US
South College Commons
An exhibition of the Fotodiásporas project, which seeks to broaden our understanding of forced cross-border migration due to the Colombian armed conflict, the longest in the Americas. It does so through the eyes and voices of 15 Colombian men and women who were forced to leave the country and start a new life in the United States, one of the largest receiving countries for Colombian migrants. The project is based on the use of photo-voice, an action-research method that uses photographic and narrative composition as a form of community research and expression.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Naturalization Ceremony
Bowker Auditorium
UMass Amherst and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are honored to be hosting a Naturalization Ceremony in coordination with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. We expect around 200 new citizens to be naturalized at the ceremony! We are pleased to announce that we will be joined by UMass President Marty Meehan, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, Congressman Jim McGovern, State Senator Jo Comerford, and Representative Mindy Domb.
Naturalization Ceremony
Bowker Auditorium
UMass Amherst and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are honored to be hosting a Naturalization Ceremony in coordination with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. We expect around 200 new citizens to be naturalized at the ceremony! We are pleased to announce that we will be joined by UMass President Marty Meehan, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, Congressman Jim McGovern, State Senator Jo Comerford, and Representative Mindy Domb.
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Our Immigrant Voices Project Exhibition at the Building Bridges Showcase Event
Fine Arts Center
This project has sought to amplify the voices and visibility of immigrant workers on campus. Four class sessions have met since spring 2018, creating two unique sets of Our Immigrant Voices panels. Each set of panels – one that is 20-feet and another that is 24-feet long – provide snapshots from conversations that have taken place during the courses. Participants contribute and choose these quotes and images to be shared with the campus community in order to stimulate dialogue, reflection, and engagement about the experiences of immigrant workers.
Our Immigrant Voices Project Exhibition at the Building Bridges Showcase Event
Fine Arts Center
This project has sought to amplify the voices and visibility of immigrant workers on campus. Four class sessions have met since spring 2018, creating two unique sets of Our Immigrant Voices panels. Each set of panels – one that is 20-feet and another that is 24-feet long – provide snapshots from conversations that have taken place during the courses. Participants contribute and choose these quotes and images to be shared with the campus community in order to stimulate dialogue, reflection, and engagement about the experiences of immigrant workers.
7:30pm
The New Immigrant Experience: The Creation of a Multi-Media Jazz Work
Bowker Auditorium
Felipe Salles, UMass Professor of Jazz & African American Music Studies, and his jazz ensemble will perform The New Immigrant Experience: Music Inspired by Conversations with Dreamers, a concert-length multimedia musical masterpiece that highlights interviews and footage of undocumented immigrants protected by DACA, also known as Dreamers. This concert is free and open to the public.
The New Immigrant Experience: The Creation of a Multi-Media Jazz Work
Bowker Auditorium
Felipe Salles, UMass Professor of Jazz & African American Music Studies, and his jazz ensemble will perform The New Immigrant Experience: Music Inspired by Conversations with Dreamers, a concert-length multimedia musical masterpiece that highlights interviews and footage of undocumented immigrants protected by DACA, also known as Dreamers. This concert is free and open to the public.
Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors
Chancellor's Office
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Commonwealth Honors College
Office of Equity and Inclusion
International Programs Office
Fine Arts Center
UMass Amherst Translation Center
Department of History
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Department of Music and Dance
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