Webinar

The alarming increase of anti-Asian racial violence throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
underscores the importance of studying how Asian immigrant parents and children navigate and
respond to these challenges. In this talk, we share our learning from an interview study with a
group of Chinese immigrant parents that explored issues at the intersections of parenting identity,
practices, and racism. Drawing on Asian Critical Theory (AsianCrit) and racial literacy, we
illustrate the complexity of their negotiation of parenting identity in relation to racialized
ideologies and their challenges in addressing racism that their children encountered in schools.
Our study highlights the critical need for developing immigrant parents’ racial literacy and for
institutional responses from schools to act upon racism and discrimination.

On Monday, Nov 14^th 10:30 EST,   the Immigration Imitative at Harvard will host a panel discussion on

DACA Moving Forward: What Can We Expect? with panelists:

• Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute.
• Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, Director of Federal Advocacy at United We Dream
• Javier Juarez, Senior Director of Advancement for the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
• Jason Corral, Staff attorney for the Harvard Representation Initiative

Moderated by Carola Suárez-Orozco, Director Immigration Initiative at Harvard

This interdisciplinary research team will present key insights from an ongoing mixed-methods research study of educator practices in 6 immigrant-serving school districts in distinct contexts of reception. They will share an overview of our project, present insights from three key analyses, and reflect on our partnership with district leaders to document and develop promising practices to support immigrant-origin students.

Presenters:

Dr. Rebecca Lowenhaupt (co-PI; Boston College)
Dr Ariana Mangual Figueroa (CUNY Graduate Center).
Paulette Andrade Gonzalez (Boston College)
Jennifer Queenan (CUNY Graduate Center)
Edom Tesfa (Harvard University)

Open to all but please register ahead!

Listen to a discussion with a panel of immigration experts moderated by Robert Siegel (host of NPR’s All Things Considered for 31 years) on the prospects of immigration reform:

• Doris Meissner (Migration Policy Institute)
• Carola Suárez-Orozco (Immigration Initiative at Harvard)
• Dr. Norman Ornstein (American Enterprise Institute)
• Julia Preston (The Marshall Project)

Aired June 2022 Global Connections aired by American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization established in 1995 and located in New York City.