Name: Seeking Asylum Film and Panel Presentation
Start: 2023-10-10T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-10-10T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Penn State Harrisburg (Kulkarni Theatre)

Seeking Asylum Film and Panel Presentation

Diversity & Educational Equity Committee (PSU HBG)

A 30-min. screening of film followed by live panel discussion and Q&A at PSH Kulkarni Theater with option to participate virtually via Zoom.

Penn State Harrisburg (Kulkarni Theatre)

Penn State Harrisburg’s Diversity and Educational Equity Committee and the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing are sponsoring a panel discussion focused on “Seeking Asylum,” an award-winning feature documentary that about the challenges migrants face when petitioning for asylum in the United States. The film follows one woman’s journey as she seeks asylum for herself and her children. While many people view getting to the United States as the final hurdle of the migration journey, “Seeking Asylum” documents the challenges asylum seekers face and shows why asylum is an integral part of the American Dream. Portions of this film are in Spanish with English subtitles. (Honeypot Productions, 2020) 

Please join us on Tuesday, October 10, from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Kulkarni Theatre (or virtually via Zoom) for a 30-minute preview of the film, a brief status update on the family featured by the film's producers, and a panel discussion with leading immigration experts, including Penn State Harrisburg faculty members Senel Poyrazli, professor of counseling psychology; A. Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, associate teaching professor of human development and family studies; Juliette Tolay, associate professor of political science; and moderator Wanda Knight, assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

A children's immigration attorney featured in the film, Jennifer Nagda, Esq., of the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights, and visiting Clinical Professor and Interim Director of the Center for Immigrants' Right Clinic at University Park, Veronica Thronson, Esq., will also join the conversation. 

There will be a remote viewing option available for those unable to attend in-person. A link will be provided to remote registrants before the event. 

Immediately following the program, Penn State Harrisburg attendees are invited to the Spiritual Center in the SEC for a post-event reception featuring international desserts from 1:00-1:30 p.m. 

The event and reception are free to attend, though pre-registration is encouraged. The program has been approved as a First-Year Seminar and students should indicate interest in earning FYS credit when registering. Faculty, staff and students will have complimentary access through August 2024 to view the film in its entirety. 

Please contact Ronda Stump at rfg2@psu.edu for further information.

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