National Conversation on Rights and Justice – Immigration: Barriers and Access
Date: November 19, 2016 Time: 10am – 4pm PST The National Archives and Records Administration presents a National Conversation on Rights and Justice – Immigration: Barriers and Access in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California, on November 19, 2016. At 10am PST, David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Ann Burroughs, Interim President and CEO of JANM, will open the National Conversation, followed by a keynote conversation with author and activist Julissa Arce and author and cultural critic Jeff Yang. At 1pm PST, Ann Burroughs will moderate “Coming to America,” exploring past and current immigration barriers, with a panel of activists and experts, including Stewart Kwoh, Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Karthick Ramakrishnan, UC Riverside School of Public Policy; and Paul Spickard, UC-Santa Barbara. At 2:15pm PST, Irene Hirano Inouye, U.S.-Japan Council, will moderate a discussion on “Becoming an American,” looking at the varied experiences of immigrants – at work, at home, at school, and in the community – with Nahla Kayali, Access California Services (AccessCal); Gabriela Villareal, California Immigrant Policy Center; and Luz Borjon Montvalo, California State University, Los Angeles. At 3:15pm PST, Irene Hirano Inouye will deliver closing remarks.
