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A discussion and film screening with CUNY Professor Tatyana Kleyn and 2014 AFC SAFA winner, Carolina Gonzalez
New York is home to over 750,000 undocumented immigrants, many of whom live in mixed-status families. This program will address state and national policies through the lens of some remarkable undocumented youth, to illustrate the realities, challenges and opportunities they face through high school, college and beyond. The program will include a screening of Living Undocumented, a 17 minute documentary co-produced and directed by Tatyana Kleyn, which explores the life of six DREAMers who portray the realities of our nations immigration system and its impact on undocumented students.
Tatyana Kleyn is an associate professor at the City College of New York in the Bilingual Education and TESOL programs. For the 2014-15 year she was president of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education and a Fulbright Scholar in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Carolina Gonzalez was the 2014 winner of AFCs Leah and Edward Frankel Scholarship Award for her work founding Deferred Action for Dreamers, whose mission it is to help young, undocumented immigrants in the South Florida community defer deportation and gain employment authorization. To date the organization has helped over 2,000 applicants from the ages of sixteen to thirty-one. As the granddaughter of Cuban immigrants, Ms. Gonzalez grew up in Miami with a keen understanding of the challenges and alienation many new arrivals to America face, especially children.
This event, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities Public Scholars program.
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LocationThe Anne Frank Center (View)
44 Park Place
New York, NY 10007
United States
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| Minimum Age: 9 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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