Immigration in Indiana: Real Life Diversity

As part of ICIC's mission to promote and share research that improves intercultural communication, ICIC partnered with the International Center of Indianapolis to present this panel on immigration. This panel's goal was to inform central Indiana about the diverstiy of immigrant Hoosiers and their contributions to our state.

Indianapolis Star November 15, 2006 editorial on Indiana's immigration by Ulla Connor

Event program

Panel on language, culture, & education issues

Professors Thom Upton and Ulla Connor

Alan Williams, Mary Spink, & Alicia Añino

 

Video clips (in RealPlayer):

• Welcoming remarks
• Panel introduction
• Economic impact of immigrants in Indiana
• Fostering immigrant business ownership
• Language, culture and education issues in school and professional settings
• Thom Upton
• Laurie Pylitt
• Ulla Connor
• New faces at the crossroads: The world in central Indiana
• Immigration laws
• Real life stories from the community (excerpts)
• Mehdi Tahsini
• Tatiana Melnichak

Handouts

 

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