Based on the New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic story of a refugee family who fled the civil war in Syria to make a new life in America, this acclaimed novel follows the Aldabaan family as they start a new life in Connecticut. Panelists in this event will examine the role of translation, both linguistic and cultural in the context of refugee resettlement.
Panelists include:
Naji Aldabaan | Hall High School
Jake Halpern | New York Times
Mohammed Kadalah | Department of Modern Languages and Literature, Santa Clara University
Kishwar Rizvi | Department of History of Art, Yale University
Event time:
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Location:
Online ()
Admission:
Free but register in advance
Sponsor:
Sponsored by the Yale Program on Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Humanitarian Responses, UCONN Human Rights Institute, Modern Languages Dept at Santa Clara University, and the Ignatian Center at Santa Clara University