The Viterbo University School of Letters and Sciences presents
Immigrants and Refugees: The Global Movement at our Door
Feb. 5–7, 2007
| Monday, Feb. 5 | |
| 7 p.m. | Dr. Khassan Baiev, Chechnyan physician, refugee, and author of The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire A Refugee Doctor's Perspective: Health Crisis in the Aftermath of War Fine Arts Center Main Theatre This event is co-sponsored by the Franciscan Skemp Foundation |
| Tuesday, Feb. 6 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Patti Hurd, Director of Refugee and Immigrant Service, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Welcoming the Stranger: A Christian Response Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| 10:30 a.m. | Dr. Michael Smuksta, Professor, History E Pluribus Unum: Immigration and Nativism in American History Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dr. Carolyn Tuttle, Chair, Economics, Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Ill.) Contemporary Sweatshops: American Factories along the U.S. Border Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| 12:30 p.m. | Free Soup Luncheon Reinhart Center Board Room |
| 1:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Immigration Close to Home Moderator: Dr. Jason Howard, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies & Philosophy; Va Thao; Mayche Vang; Liz Volten (Postville, Iowa); invited guests; and morning speakers Fine Arts Center Lobby |
| 3:30 p.m. | Film Documentary: The Lost Boys of Sudan Viterbo Honors Students, Discussion Leaders Reinhart Center Board Room |
| 7 p.m. | Dr. Rita Simon, Professor of Public Affairs, American University (Washington, D.C.), author of International Immigration: The Female Experience; The Case for Trans-racial Adoption; In Their Own Voices; and The Ambivalent Welcome: Adoption, Race, and Identity Immigration in the Context of World Peace Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| Wednesday, Feb. 7 | |
| 9 a.m. | Steven Forester, Esq., Senior Policy Advocate Haitian Women of Miami How American Legislation affects a Foreign National Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| 10 a.m. | Dr. Jesús Jambrina, Professor, World Languages Latin American Immigration: A Personal Story Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| 11 a.m. | Kari Ann Fonte, American Immigration Lawyer's Pro Bono Project (Miami) A Day in the Life of an Immigration Attorney Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| noon | Free Soup Luncheon Reinhart Center Board Room |
| 1 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Latin American Immigration Issues Moderators: Maribel Bird and Vicente Guillot, Professors, World Languages; Violeta Abitia (La Crosse); invited guests; and morning speakers Fine Arts Center Lobby |
| 3:30 p.m. | Video Discussion: Maria Full of Grace Viterbo Honors Students, Discussion Leaders Reinhart Center Board Room |
Poetry Readings and Prayer will precede each speaker. Readers will include Hmong and World Language students.
All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. If you have questions, contact Robyn Gaier at 608-796-3710 or email rrgaier@viterbo.edu.