2005 Conference Schedule
Conference 2005
Newcomers, Neighbors, and Networks
A Community Conference on Immigration and Language in New England
Friday September 23, 2005
Strawbery Banke Museum
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Oral History Recordings (pre registration is required)
Oral History Recording Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Memoir Writing Workshop - Jan Marx (pre registration is required)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Immigration History Tour of Strawberry Banke
Tyco Visitor's Center
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Reception with light refreshments - Open to all!
Language, Identity, and Immigration - Keynote Speaker, Charles Simic, UNH English
St. John's Church
Participants in the oral history interviews, memoir workshop, and immigration history tour may enter the Strawbery Banke Museum free of charge!
Saturday September 24, 2005
Community Campus, Portsmouth, NH
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Refreshments
9:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Welcome
9:45 am - 11:30 pm
Panel One: Language, Community, and Immigration
- It's Nice to Speak English With You: Reflections on "Fitting In" In New Hampshire - Thad C. Guldbrandsen (Center for the Study of Community)
Provides an introduction to key themes of the conference and on-going research on the immigration in New Hampshire (past and present). - The History of Chinese Immigration in Maine - Attorney Gary Libby
Libby will speak about his on-going research on the history of Chinese immigration in New Hampshire. - Film: Reveil: Waking Up French - Ben Levine (filmmaker)
Levine will show and discuss this film about the recent history and memory of French speakers in northern New England.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch and "Crash" Language Courses
Conference participants will have the opportunity to take a short hour-long course in a new language. Have you always wanted to learn to speak Chinese? Here is your chance!
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Panel Two: Contemporary Issues Facing Newcomers in New England
- Language, Religion, and Community: ESL in New Hampshire
- Report on CSC Oral History Project
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Community Forum & Concluding Discussion