The George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s 13th annual International Festival begins on March 28 with a forum called “Prospects and Challenges of Integrating Immigrants and Refugees into the St. Louis Community,” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Brown Hall Lounge.
Forum speakers and topics follow:
• Karen Tokarz, J.D., LL.M., professor of law and executive director of Clinical Education and Alternative Dispute Resolution programs, and Joshua Altman, second-year law student in the law school’s Civil Rights and Community Justice Clinic, will discuss litigation against municipalities like Valley Park, Mo., which passed anti-immigration ordinances penalizing landlords and businesses for renting to and hiring “illegal aliens.”
• Hisako Matsuo, Ph.D., associate professor of research methodology at St. Louis University, and members of her research team will present the findings of their research about Bosnian refugees and their prospects for integration into U.S. society.
The International Festival Committee coordinated the event, which is free and open to the public. Forum organizers will provide lunch to attendees.