The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization: ______ Discussion and Book signing with Fekkak Mamdouh & Rinku Sen, Publisher of Colorlines magazine.
Immediately preceding this event will be a networking dinner from 5:30-6:30pm for anyone who is doing work around immigration or who is interested in doing this work. Meet other activists, scholars, and students concerned with immigration and share your own work. Please RSVP to Margot Nikitas at 312.355.0321 or mnikit1@uic.edu.
“Windows on the World was the name of the World Trade Center restaurant that was destroyed on 9/11, and in The Accidental American, it provides a window with a striking view. Sen and Mamdouh show how, in a few weeks in 2001, the restaurant’s immigrant workers went from being victims of terrorism to being targets of American anti-immigrant fervor. There’s a bright side, though, because this book vividly highlights a seldom-mentioned side of recent immigrants’ experience: their willingness to struggle for better working conditions for workers of all ethnicities in their adopted nation.”- Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed
Immigration is undoubtedly one of the hottest current political topics in the United States. From concern about jobs to the idea of a border fence, the topic has become a leading issue for politicians and everyday citizens alike. The Accidental American explores the unintended consequences of immigration and the racial and cultural conflicts involved in the debate.
In this no-holds-barred nonfiction narrative, activist, organizer, and immigration expert Rinku Sen reveals the racial and cultural conflicts embedded in the current immigration debate and explodes the myth that those living in both sending and receiving countries can enjoy the economic benefits of immigration while keeping their cultures static.
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co-sponsored by the
"Asian American Resource and Cultural Center at UIC"
Thursday, October 9th
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Place: Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Residents' Dining Hall
This event is ADA accessible. If you have a disability and need additional accommodations to attend an event, please inform us at the time of reservation.
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is part of UIC College of Architecture and the Arts and serves as a dynamic memorial to social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jane Addams (1860-1935) and other resident social reformers whose work influenced the lives of their immigrant neighbors as well as national and international public policy. The Museum's exhibits and public programs preserves and develops the original Hull-House site for the continuation of the historic settlement house vision, linking research, education, and social engagement.
More information about the museum and its programs can be found at: www.hullhousemuseum.org.
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