Welcoming Cities: A Dialogue Between Research and Policy
March 9, 2016: Welcoming Cities: A Dialogue between Research and Policy
Organizer: Dr. Cathy Yang Liu. Held at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. March 9, 2016. This forum featured research and policy presentations on the Atlanta Metropolitan Area’s immigrant communities, the new immigrant-integrating initiative of Welcoming America, and specific policy programs by Welcoming Atlanta and Welcoming Norcross. Guest Speakers included:
- Xi Huang and Dr. Cathy Yang Liu, Georgia State University
- Dr. Anna Joo Kim and Jessica Doyle, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Dr. Paul N. McDaniel, Kennesaw State University
- Dr. Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University
- Rachel Peric, Welcoming America
- Maria Azuri, Welcoming Atlanta/Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Special thanks to the Center for Urban Innovation at Georgia Tech for providing a seed grant to Dr. Anna Joo Kim to help launch the Georgia Immigration Research Network.
