African Refugee and Immigrant Lives:
Conflict, Consequences, and Contributions
MAY 2 - 4, 2012• HOLIDAY INN ARLINGTON • 4610 NORTH FAIRFAX DRIVE • ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22203
Thursday, May 3, 2012
12:30 – 1:45pm Lunch
Film - Entrepreneurship in the Camp: How we Live
(Filmed in Kakuma by Filmaid International Participatory Video Project (PVP) Club, 8 mins,
English and subtitles, 2010)
2:00 – 3:30pm Identification and Processing: Current Issues in Admission to the U.S.
Vincent Cochetel, Regional Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Larry Bartlett, Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population Refugees, and Migration,
Department of State
Barbara Strack, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Departement of Homeland Security
Vicky Knight, Deputy Director of Programs, Church World Service's Immigration and Refugee Program
MODERATOR: Mark Hetfield, Senior Vice President for Policy and Programs, Hebrew Immigration Aid Society
Power Point: Vicky Knight
UNHCR
Friday, May 4, 2012
10:15-11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
A. Educating Ourselves and Educating Others
Sanja Bebic,Director, Cultural Orientation Resource Center
Ann-Marie McGranahan, Associate Resettlement Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
Washington
Power Point: Sanja Bebic
B1. The African Women's Empowerment Project
Lindsay Harris, Tahirih Justice Center
B2. Project Refuge: An Innovative Comprehensive Program for Asylees
Ahmed Sahid, Somali Family Serives
Power Point: Ahmed Sahid
B2. Weaving Refugees Youth Leadership
Quin'Tara White, Resettlement Program Director, Pan-African Community Association
Paulette Bangura, Faculty Associate and Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
School of Continuing Education Center for Urban Community Development
Power Point: Weaving African Youth Leadership
C1. Transition Framework
Djimet Dogo, Manager, Africa House
C2. Supporting Highly-Skilled Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylees
Katherine Gebremedhin, Program Manager, World Education Serives (WES), Global Talent Bridge Initiative
Paul Feltman,Director, World Education Services (WES), Global Talent Bridge Initiative
Power Points : Supporting Highly-Skilled Immigrants, Refugees & Asylees
11:45-1:00 p.m. Immigrant Lives: The African Diaspora's Contributions to Home and Host Country
Thomas Debass,Regional Director, Global Partnerships Initiatives, Secretary of State
Dilip Ratha, Director, Migrations and Remittances Unit, World Bank [Substituted by Sonia Plaza, Senior Economist Development, Economics, Prospects Group, World Bank]
Alie Kabba,Executive Director, United African Organization
MODERATOR: Kathleen Newman,Co-Founder, Migration Policy Institute
Power Points : Diaspora Panel
2:30- 3:45p.m. Concurrent Sessions
A. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Recognition and Accedition for your Program
Michelle Sardone, Field Support Coordinator, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
B1. Caring for African Refugees through an Innovative Partnership between an Academic Medical Center, Public Health Department, and Refugee Resettlement Agency
Fern Hauck,MD, University of Virginia Department of Medicine
Kelly Corr,MD, University of North Carolina
Protection againist Chronic Hepatitis B: A LEading Cause of Liver Cancer
Tedla Anbessie,MD
Power Point : Tedla Anbessie
C. Community Orientation: Promissing Practices in Content and Delivery
Sanja Bebic,Director, Cultural Orientation Resource Center
Collen Mahar-Piersma,Associate Director, Cultural Orientation Resource Center
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