Folklife Festival Narrative Session: Conversation on Immigration: Where Policy Meets the Personal

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This session explores the cultural dimensions and personal impact of U.S. immigration policy on people’s family histories and personal experiences. Session participants represent different generational perspectives and migration histories: Ted Gong from the 1882 Foundation, Kumera Genet from Kino Musica, and Brenda Pérez Amador, a board member of Many Languages One Voice. How do migration experiences shape one’s sense of identity, community, and personal choices? This session is moderated by Perla Guerrero, Associate Professor of American Studies and U.S. Latina/o Studies at the University of Maryland. This narrative session was a part of the On the Move: Migration Across Generations program at the 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. See the finding aid for more info on this program and participant names here

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