Back to All Events

When Helping Does Not Hurt: A Chicagoland Karen Refugee Community Experience

  • Northern Illinois University - Peters Campus Life Building, 100 545 Lucinda Avenue DeKalb, IL, 60115 United States (map)

Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Burma Studies, and the NNGO Migration Research Group at Northern Illinois University

Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL

Picture: Ehkhudah Zar not only wrote the adaption of “Muyehpen,” but also serves as the play's title character. Courtesy of Anna Min

Description:

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Karla Findley, Independent Researcher for the Karen Refugee Project, who will discuss Karen refugees’ experiences in the greater Chicago area.

About the Speaker:

Karla Findley is an Independent Researcher and lead of the Karen Refugee Project as well as The Art of Surviving Exhibit at Northern Illinois University’s Center for Burma Studies.

Registration:

To attend the event in person, please register here.

To attend the event online, please register here.

 
Previous
Previous
April 4

Prospects for Southeast Asian Engagement with the United States Under Trump II

Next
Next
April 5

Sari-Sari Storytime with Hanna Usman and Christina Newhard