Voicing the Global Migration "Crisis"
Through Research, Classrooms, and Communities
University of Minnesota
Friday, November 9, 2018
Migration 'Crisis'" will bring together interdisciplinary scholars from the humanities, social sciences, and education in Europe and the United States to discuss research findings and highlight educational and community engagement related to migrant youth, identity, and adjustment as well as broader issues related to global migration, narrative psychology, equity and diversity, and community engagement.
8:30-9:00 Breakfast and check-in
9:00-9:05 Welcome from Raymond Duvall, Distinguished University Teaching Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota
9:05-9:15 Welcome from Erika Lee, Regents Professor of History and Asian American Studies and Moin Syed, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Psychology, University of Minnesota
9:15-10:00 Keynote and Q & A: Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Global Migration "Crisis" in U.S. and Europe
This panel will broadly examine contemporary global migration, xenophobia, and the construction of the migration "crisis" in the United States and Europe and its impact on migrant communities.
- Frosso Motti-Stefanidi, Professor, Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Orhan Agirdag, Chair of Scientific Research at the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and the University of Amsterdam
- Susan Fratzke, Policy Analyst and Program Coordinator, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC
- Moderator: Erika Lee
1:15-2:45 Immigrant Youth Narratives of Transition and Adjustment
This panel will feature findings from research projects focused on narratives of immigrant youth in Sweden, Germany, and the U.S., highlighting how the intersection between individual youth development and societal policies, practices, and attitudes can both facilitate and constrain positive adjustment.
- Ummul Kathawalla, Graduate Student, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota
- Ylva Svensson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg and University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
- Linda Juang, Professor of Inclusive Education, University of Potsdam, Germany
- Moderator: Richard Lee, Professor of Psychology and Asian American Studies, University of Minnesota
2:45-3:00 Coffee Break
3:00-4:30 Engaging with Immigrants and Refugees In Classrooms
The panel will focus on practical aspects of engagement with immigrant and refugee students in Sweden, Germany, and the U.S. Panelists will discuss their work on facilitating first-person narratives, digital stories, and language training and acquisition in educational settings.
- Silke Donath, co-author of the school/textbook "Das DaZ-Buch" (Klett Publishing,) the first book especially created for young immigrants starting German in Germany
- Saengmany Ratsabout, Program Coordinator, Immigration History Research Center
- Moderator: Martha Bigelow, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota
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