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On the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, the National Archives is hosting a series of conversations across the country to explore the complex issues around human and civil rights in the modern era. JANM is proud to host this free daylong conversation on immigration.

10 a.m.: David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Ann Burroughs, Interim President and CEO of JANM, will open the National Conversation, followed by a keynote conversation with author and activist Julissa Arce and author and cultural critic Jeff Yang.

1 p.m.: Ann Burroughs will moderate “Coming to America,” exploring past and current immigration barriers, with a panel of activists and experts, including Stewart Kwoh, Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Allen Orr, attorney; Karthick Ramakrishnan, UC Riverside School of Public Policy; and Paul Spickard, UC Santa Barbara.

2:15 p.m.: Irene Hirano Inouye, U.S.-Japan Council, will moderate a discussion on “Becoming an American,” looking at the varied experiences of immigrants—at work, at home, at school, and in the community—with Nahla Kayali, Access California Services (AccessCal); Cynthia Buiza, California Immigrant Policy Center; Rocio Diaz Gonzalez, California State University, Los Angeles; and Luz Borjon Montalvo, California State University, Los Angeles.

3:15 p.m.: Irene Hirano Inouye will deliver closing remarks.

Visit archivesfoundation.org/attend for more information and to register. All details are subject to change.

Presented in part by AT&T, Ford Foundation, Seedlings Foundation, Toyota, and the National Archives Foundation.

Photo courtesy of National Archives.