IS THE MELTING POT STILL SIMMERING?

joan.dim@nyu.edu

New York University and the Immigration and Ethnic History Society today announced that they will co-sponsor a major conference focusing on the aftermath of immigration to the U.S., how immigrants from one society find a home in another, and how it differs today from the great immigration movement of a century ago.

The three-day conference, "Transcending Borders: Migration, Ethnicity, and Incorporation in an Age of Globalism," begins Friday, October 31 at 9:00 am at NYU's King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South. Attendance is free and open to the public; registration suggested: go on-line to www.iehs.org or call 212.998.8980. Seating limited. First come, first served.

Hasia Diner, Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at NYU and the coordinator of the conference, said, "Over the past three decades the United States has once again become the destination of many millions of men and women on the move. While much scholarly attention has been focused on the pushes and pulls of migration, less has been focused on the period subsequent to migration, the period of incorporation, when immigrants become Americans. This conference is a multi-ethnic, interdisciplinary meeting of prominent scholars from across the country to examine these critical processes, a transformation that is significant to both donor countries and host countries. And New York City is the ideal location for such a conference - it's the premier urban destination for immigrants and refugees, and it's home to many institutions that serve immigrant communities and to ethnic organizations, scholarly institutions, and scholars who study the experiences of immigrants and refugees."

"Transcending Borders" is co-sponsored by: Immigration and Ethnic History Society, New York University, College of Arts and Science of American University, California State University San Bernardino, The Migration Policy Institute, The Center for Migration Studies, NYU Ireland House, Columbia University Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, the American Immigration Law Foundation, The Polish American Historical Association, and Harlan Davidson Publisher.

10/02/03