Chen Chen is the author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the A. […]
IXNOS (which means “trace” in Greek) will focus on Lesvos, one of the most significant locations involved in the current worldwide movement of migrants and refugees. This year Portland celebrates its […]
Screening of The Search for General Tso by Ian Chenney. As much an immigration history as a culinary one, this entertaining and informative documentary uses the ubiquitous Americanized Chinese dish, General […]
A discussion with a Rabbi and an Imam about their faiths, and about what different scriptures say with regard to how we care for those we don't know. Following the […]
Join us for a panel discussion about Immigrant Advocacy in Maine, hosted by Portland Press Herald reporter, John Richardson. Panelists will talk about advocacy and programs to support Maine immigrants. Panelists include: […]
Meredith Host: Windgate Visiting Artist Lecture Thursday November 8, 2018. 12–1pm Porteous Building, Osher Hall, second floor Meredith Host was born and raised in Detroit Rock City and received […]
The University of Southern Maine Food Studies Program presents There is My Home on November 8, 2019 at 4pm in room 108 of USM's Lewiston campus. This 30-minute documentary features Hawa Ibrahim and […]
Musicians from Palaver Strings will collaborate with Portland based Iraqi immigrants Kifah Abdulla and Jawad Al-Fatlawi to showcase the experiences of Iraqi immigrants in Maine through spoken word and music. […]
