Event: The Impact of Post-1965 Immigrants on New York City – And Vice Versa - 10/25

GOTHAM’S NEWEST NEWCOMERS:

The Impact of Post-1965 Immigrants on New York City – And Vice Versa

October 25^th, 6:30 p.m.—Auditorium

CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue @ 34th Street.

FREE but registration is required.

To register: call 212-817-8215 or email continuinged@gc.cuny.edu.

Reservations will be honored until 6:25 p.m.

We are in the middle of one of Gotham's greatest immigration waves, triggered by the 1965 immigration law. Our distinguished panelists will analyze how the newcomers have experienced, and transformed, the city.

First experts with a general and comparative focus – Nancy Foner (Hunter College), John Mollenkopf (CUNY Graduate Center), and Joseph Salvo (New York City Department of Planning) – will provide overview perspectives.

Then specialists on particular immigrant populations – Vilna Bashi on West Indians, Ramona Hernandez on Dominicans, Madhulika Khandelwal on South Asians, Peter Kwong on Chinese, and Robert Smith on Mexicans – will discuss their group's unique experience.

Finally, an interactive conversation between all the participants will be moderated by Maria Hinojosa, Anchor, Latino USA on NPR and Senior Correspondent, NOW on PBS.

The History Forum showcases the best new work on New York City history. The Gotham Center for New York City History was founded by Mike Wallace, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.