As part of the Noberini Colloquium series, the departments of Psychology, Government, History, and Sociology, the International and Peace Studies Programs, the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center, and the School of Liberal Arts, in association with the local non-governmental organization, Mekong NYC, are co-organizing a panel discussion on "Trauma in the Bronx Cambodian-American Community" on Thursday, Feb. 16th from 4-6pm in Kelly Commons 5B.
The event will focus on the struggles of a refugee population - namely the Cambodian-American community in the Bronx. Given the attention paid to the United States' refugee policy over the last week or so, we believe this event is perfectly timed so that both Manhattan College students and members of the community can learn more about life as a refugee in this country.
The event will feature a panel discussion with Joyce Wong, LCSW, coordinator of the Indochinese Mental Health Program at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Khamarin Nhann, campaign coordinator at Mekong NYC, an organization that aims to improve the quality of life of the Southeast Asian community in New York City by achieving equity through community organizing and healing, promoting arts, culture, and language, and improving access to essential social services; and Nuwan Jayawickreme, Ph.D. (i.e., myself), an assistant professor of psychology at Manhattan College whose research focuses on the psychological consequences of war trauma.
More info can be found here.
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