University of Oregon to host Feb. 5 conference on immigration in America

“The continuing debate over immigration in America will be examined through the eyes of five prominent first generation and immigrant writers of color during the New Writing, New Thinking Conference at the University of Oregon beginning Tuesday, Feb. 6.

“The national debate over the policies and the reality of immigration has been at center stage for the last year,” says Jonathan Wei, coordinator of nontraditional student programs at the university. “This conference will launch a conversation about how the debate has affected people of color in the Eugene area, as well as the rest of the country.”

The four-day conference, which is sponsored by the universitys Office of Student Life, will take place at various campus locations from Tuesday, Feb. 6, through Friday, Feb. 9. The events are free and open to the public. A complete schedule of conference events including biographies of the speakers can be found at http://studentlife.uoregon.edu/programs/nwnt/index.htm. For more information contact Wei at 541-346-1123, or email

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