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Commemorating the 1965 Immigration Act: Reflections on Its Legacy Today

October 20, 2014
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Frank W. Hale Jr Black Cultural Center, MLK Room

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Add to Calendar 2014-10-20 13:00:00 2014-10-20 15:00:00 Commemorating the 1965 Immigration Act: Reflections on Its Legacy Today This event is part of ‘50 Years Later,’ a series that marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. The series examines the historical context and current legacies of this act. Particularly, it highlights the varied and contradictory meanings of this bill for different migrant populations.Juan González is a journalist, co-host of the independent news program Democracy Now!, and author of Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America and News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media.A lecture will be followed by a reception and book signing. Frank W. Hale Jr Black Cultural Center, MLK Room Latinx Studies latinxstudies@osu.edu America/New_York public

This event is part of ‘50 Years Later,’ a series that marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. The series examines the historical context and current legacies of this act. Particularly, it highlights the varied and contradictory meanings of this bill for different migrant populations.

Juan González is a journalist, co-host of the independent news program Democracy Now!, and author of Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America and News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media.

A lecture will be followed by a reception and book signing.