Discussion on the power of fear, historical contextualization and the importance of activism dominated the panel “What is the History, and Possible Futures, of Immigration, Deportation and Refugee Policy?” at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Wednesday.
The discussion panel, part of the “Reaffirming University Values: Campus Dialogue and Discourse” series, brought together Mae Ngai, professor of Asian American studies and history at Columbia, Adam Goodman, assistant professor of history and Latin America and Latino studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and María Cristina García, professor of American studies at Cornell. The dialogue was moderated by Robert Self, professor of history, and Monica Martinez, assistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies.
This article originally appeared in The Brown Daily Herald
