Intersections of Immigration: Migration Through Politics & Culture - Estela Raya-Fouts '24

Presented by Estela Raya-Fouts '24 (Major: Political Science, Spanish) Recipient of the 2022 3D Design Across Diverse Disciplines Award 3D: Intersections of Immigration: An Analysis of Migration Through the Lens of Politics and Culture My 3D project consists of a HUM 370 internship for my Migration Studies minor, POLS 215: The Politics of Exclusion, and SPAN 265: 20th- Century Hispanic Short Story. I believe that the intersection of these three fields provides an interesting perspective on the issue of migration throughout the world. Over the summer of 2021, I completed a 12-week internship at the International Institute of New England (IINE), a refugee resettlement agency in Manchester, NH, where I served as an Employment Services Intern. I developed a greater understanding of the U.S. refugee resettlement program and the legal statuses of different immigrants as they arrive in the U.S. During my junior or senior year, I will take "The Politics of Exclusion," which evaluates the incorporation of ethnic and racial minorities in American politics after the civil rights era and considers the relationships between racial minority groups, political participation, and policy issues. This course will establish a basis for discussing racism that I can use in the future to identify and work against nativist sentiment in the U.S. Finally, I will enroll in "20th-Century Hispanic Short Story," which utilizes Spanish American 20th-century fiction to explore social and political issues in Latin America. Immigration from Latin America continues to be an important political issue in the U.S., and I believe that this course will shed light on the reasons people continue to migrate from the region and the cultures they bring with them. ---- WEBSITE: https://www.simmons.edu/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SimmonsUniversity/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SimmonsUniv INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/simmonsuniversity/ ACCESSIBILITY: For an audio described version of this video please contact webmaster@simmons.edu These videos are from Simmons University. Simmons University is a nationally recognized private university located in the heart of Boston. Founded as a women’s college in 1899, Simmons is dedicated to innovative teaching and engaged learning. Simmons University offers the only undergraduate program for women in Boston and numerous graduate programs open to all.

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