Discussion Panel: Immigration Experiences

Sunday, March 20, 2022 @ 3 pm via Zoom and Livestream in-person at the Hopewell Branch of Mercer County Library

Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pXyvChQKRxekQwdq142H8g

In-Person Livestream Registration: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=MCL&curID=564578

As part of the 2022 Big Read initiative, The Hopewell Museum and Hopewell Valley Historical Society are partnering with the Pennington Public Library to present a conversation on how local families with a primary, secondary or tertiary immigrant experiences move through this grand notion of the “American Dream.” Special thanks to Mercer County Library for being our in-person livestreaming host!

Facilitator: Ian Burrow, Owner at BurrowIntoHistory, LLC

Panelists:
Dr. David Angwenyi – Founder/CEO, Global Connections Kenya, Founder, Hopewell-Keroka Alliance
Kim T. Ha – Director, Pennington Public Library
Ellyn Ito – Executive Director, Seeds to Sew
Mikaela Levons – Director of Stakeholder Relations, Equal Justice USA
Committeewoman Uma Purandare – Hopewell Township Committee Member, Founder, Marathi School
Colby Cedar Smith – Author, Call Me Athena

This program is part of the 2022 Big Read, which encourages the Pennington community to read the same book and participate in a wide variety of events. The Best We Could Do is an intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Please visit PenningtonLibrary.org/2022BigRead for a full calendar of events and more information.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.