"So Far from Allah, so Close to Mexico: Middle Eastern Immigrants in Modern Mexico,"
What: A lecture by Dr. Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp. Her new work on migration and citizenship focuses comparatively on Mexico and the United States. She is interested in how structural conditions, law, and politics have determined the status of foreigners in these countries. As a social scientist, Dr. Alfaro-Velcamp is analyzing such processes as admission, registration, and naturalization.
Who: Dr. Alfaro-Velcamp's is a Professor at Sonoma State University. Dr. Alfaro-Velcamp has also contributed her knowledge of immigration, ethnic self-identification, mobility, and healthcare decision-making to a recent epidemiologic analysis of cancer incidence among Latinas and Hispanic women residing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
When: Wednesday, September 15, at 7 p.m.
Where: Galileo Hall Room 201, Saint Mary's College of California, 1928 St. Mary's Rd., Moraga
Sponsored by: The History Department of Saint Mary's College of California
For Additional information: Call or write Professor Myrna Santiago, at (925) 631-4606 or msantiag@stmarys-ca.edu
Refreshments will be served.
Free and open to the public
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