Status Pending Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Immigration Law under attack, Status Pending follows five Mexican-American Immigration lawyers who form a support group as they strive to help their clients obtain safety and status in the United States. We hope you will join us for the film and panel discussion and Q&A with [...]
Rocío Rosales Fruteros: Street Vending, Illegality, and Ethnic Community in Los Angeles A presentation of the Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America book talk series Fruteros: Street Vending, Illegality, and Ethnic Community in Los Angeles examines the social worlds of young Latino street vendors as they navigate the complexities of local and federal laws prohibiting both their presence [...]
We Take Care of Our Own: A Discussion with Zainabu Jallo Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 Time: 10:00 - 11:20 a.m. Zainabu Jallo is a playwright and anthropologist dividing her time between Switzerland and São Paulo. She will be discussing her recent play, We Take Care of Our Own, an exploration of the lives and [...]
Advancing Equity for Undocumented Students and Students from Mixed-Status Families at the University of California A briefing on a new report from the UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity (UC PromISE) Tuesday, February 16 12:00-1:00 p.m. PST REGISTER Register: https://uci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hU8bkETbQfqZNB4IL9GPHQ featuring Laura E. Enriquez Associate Professor, Chicano/Latino Studies, UC Irvine Ignacio Alarcón Assistant [...]
What is the definition of the American Dream? Achieving success and happiness through hard work and perseverance? How do immigrants fulfill their American dreams? Can you imagine if the opportunity to pursue your dream is based on a lottery system? “Winners” (original title: Barandegan) by Omid Abdollahi is an Iranian documentary about immigration to the [...]
Book Talk Series: Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America September - October 2020 Select Mondays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom Details will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours in advance The Book Talk Series: Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America is part of the project: The Future of Latinos in the United States: Law, [...]
Book Talk Series: Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America September - October 2020 Select Mondays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom Details will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours in advance The Book Talk Series: Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America is part of the project: The Future of Latinos in the United States: Law, [...]
Supporting International Students - Visas & Campus Support Services The goal of this panel is to help UCI staff and faculty better understand the challenges that international students go through. This year in particular has been very difficult. It is now more important than ever that the UCI community knows how to refer students to [...]
Immigration Update Event: Lives Upended - How UCI Supports International Students in Times of Rapid Change UCI Office of Global Engagement is hosting a series of webinars this summer and in the coming academic year to address a number of timely immigration and international topics. This update event will cover UCI's support of international students, [...]