Inaugural Program of the Four-Part Series “What Can Become of Us?”
Co-presented by Stanford Institute for Advancing Just Societies, Zócalo Public Square, and Asheville Art Museum
Moderated by Tomás Jiménez, Founding Faculty Co-Director, Stanford Institute for Advancing Just Societies
As people move to and around the U.S., they transform communities, perhaps nowhere as strikingly as in fast-growing North Carolina. As the long-established Native, Black, and white citizens of the state welcome Latino and Asian newcomers into this “new Southern immigrant gateway,” once-separated groups are building new futures together—and understanding themselves anew through the eyes of their neighbors. FOR MORE
An exciting event coming up next month at the Asheville Art Museum (and it is free and being live streamed!). Zócalo and Stanford’s Institute for Advancing Just Societies present “How Do We See Ourselves in Each Other?” in Asheville, NC on Friday, May 2.
We’ve commissioned original art by Mexican-American artist Pedro Lasch which will be on view at the Asheville Art Museum and will be at the center of our program. His work focuses on migration, immigration, and identity. There will be an artist talk, panel discussion, art viewing, and reception with food and drink.
The panel discussion is moderated by Stanford IAJS founding faculty co-director Tomás Jiménez and features philosopher and ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah, immersive journalism and extended reality (XR) pioneer Nonny de la Peña, and immigrant integration advocate Federico Rios will follow, discussing the ways Americans, old and new, see ourselves in each other. Here is a link for more info: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/how-do-we-see-ourselves-in-each-other/ Here’s the registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-see-ourselves-in-each-other-tickets-1253888737969?aff=oddtdtcreator
This information is offered by Julia Haager in Womansong
