Past Event
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 4 p.m.
John Bowe, author of “Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy,” will be speaking about global migrant labor and the emergence of new forms of labor trafficking and slave labor practices.
John Bowe has contributed to The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, The American Prospect, PRI’s This American Life, McSweeney’s, and others
The event will take place in Howard Hall, Room 102.
Past Event
12 through 14 November 2008
This two-day event, bringing together leading academics from across the country, will focus on why people migrate, how it affects culture and identity, and the socio-political issues tied to migration. The annual Multicultural Symposium, in its fifth year, is designed to help the community explore the personal and public face of race, culture and ethnicity in a local, national, and global context.
Events will take place at various times, in different locations within Templeton Campus Center. Consult the symposium website for details.
Past Event
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 7:30 p.m.
“Give Us Your Poor, Your Tired, Your Huddled Masses Longing to be Free — The Economics and Policy of Immigration to the U.S.” by Dr. Giovanni Peri, professor of economics at the University of California – Davis.
