Apr 21 2021

Meet & Learn: Arab/Middle East North African Students and Demographic Categorization

April 21, 2021

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Location

Virtual Event

The Equity & Inclusion Committee invites you to the last virtual installment of its "Meet & Learn" series for spring 2021.

Topic

"Arab/Middle East North African Students and Demographic Categorization"

  • Introduction of the Arab American Cultural Center
  • Who are Arabs/MENA people in the region and the U.S.
  • Problematics of current racial categorization: Invisibility and hypervisibility
  • MENA category campaign at UIC
  • Q&A

Presenters

  • Zeina Zaatari, PhD, Director, Arab American Cultural Center, UIC

Register in advance for this meeting at the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom meeting.

This event will provide 1.5 CE credit.

Register

Contact

Sarah Abboud

Date posted

Apr 19, 2021

Date updated

Nov 16, 2021