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- 1:29:542023 Refugees in Towns Symposium: Research Findings & Migrants’ Experiences with Race in the U.S.Since 2021, the Refugees in Towns project has worked with the Hello Neighbor Network to assess how refugees come to understand and experience race in the U.S. The first phase of research, completed in August 2022, included field research in Mobile, AL and Pittsburgh, PA, culminating in a final research report and city-specific case reports. Research Assistant Lucy Mastellar shares high-level findings before moderating a discussion with immigrants and refugees themselves.Participants include: • Hawa Juma, Community Outreach Coordinator, Midtown Utica Community Center • Kay Klo, Executive Director, Midtown Utica Community Center • Moses Muhabao, Dwell Mobile Mentor and Case Informant • Sohrab Saljooki, former Hello Neighbor intern and Pittsburgh case report co-authorFind more information about RiT’s race and migration research here: https://sites.tufts.edu/ihs/race-and-refugees-how-refugees-learn-about-race-in-america/Learn more about the RiT project at www.refugeesintowns.org.Learn more about the Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security at go.tufts.edu/leir.
- 27:522023 Refugees in Towns Symposium: Dr. Helen B. Marrow on Racial Socialization of New ImmigrantsDr. Helen Marrow discusses her research with new immigrants in the U.S., specifically in Atlanta, GA and Philadelphia, PA, investigating race as part of contexts of reception, processes of migrants’ racial socialization, and greeting newcomers.Find more information about RiT’s race and migration research here: https://sites.tufts.edu/ihs/race-and-refugees-how-refugees-learn-about-race-in-america/Learn more about the RiT project at www.refugeesintowns.org.Learn more about the Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and HumanSecurity at go.tufts.edu/leir.
- 27:232023 Refugees in Towns Symposium: Why exploring how refugees understand & experience race mattersThe Refugees in Towns Project at the Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration & Human Security presented its 3rd annual convening on April 14, 2023. The Race and Migration Symposium draws on RiT’s ongoing research with the Hello Neighbor Network focused on assessing how refugees come to understand and experience race in the U.S.RiT founder and director Dr. Karen Jacobsen offers opening remarks before research partners Rachel Vinciguerra of the Hello Neighbor Network and Jeri Stroade of Dwell Mobile share their motivations for partnering with RiT to explore this important topic.Find more information about RiT’s race and migration research here: https://sites.tufts.edu/ihs/race-and-refugees-how-refugees-learn-about-race-in-america/Learn more about the RiT project at www.refugeesintowns.org.Learn more about the Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security at go.tufts.edu/leir.
- 1:02:062023 Edward R. Murrow Award, "Public Diplomacy on a Digital Planet: The View from Kyiv"The Fletcher School was joined by representatives from the U.S. Department of State, including Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen, to present alumnus Daniel Langenkamp (MALD 02) with the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy for his “exceptional performance in the United States’ public diplomacy and strategic communications efforts before and during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”The program included a conversation between Daniel Langenkamp and Tara Sonenshine, Edward R. Morrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy followed by a discussion of digital diplomacy with Professor Bhaskar Chakravorti.Co-hosted by The Murrow Center and the Institute for Business in the Global Context.
- 20:36Digital Ukraine: One Year Since the Invasion - Episode 2Bhaskar Chakravorti revisits Igor Guryanov, Chief Technology Officer of VIMAS Technologies. The pair discuss how the ongoing war in Ukraine has changed digital business one year later, from data storage and product development to government assistance and employee mobilization. Igor reports that VIMAS has seen modest growth since the invasion, to which he credits the adaptability and resiliency of Ukrainian electricity and internet service providers. With employees in Ukraine and the United States, VIMAS continues to fulfill its business obligations while integrating the latest technological developments, like ChatGPT, into its products.
- 1:15:43International Women's Day Celebration with Dr. Sima SamarThe International is Personal: The Struggle for Women’s Rights, Human Dignity, and Social Justice, featured Fletcher visiting scholar, Dr. Sima Samar for a lecture of women’s rights and social justice on an international scale. The event was moderated by Kimberly Theidon, Henry J. Leir Professor in International Humanitarian Studies, and Rohini Roy, MALD 2023.Dr. Samar previously served as the Minister of Women’s Affairs of Afghanistan from December 2001 to July 2002. In 2012, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her longstanding and courageous dedication to human rights, especially the rights of women, in one of the most complex and dangerous regions in the world.