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March 23, 2004, 7:00 p.m. Mason City The University of Northern Iowa New Iowans Program and Iowa Public Television present: New American and New Iowans: A Key to Iowa's Future. Venue: Music Man Square, 308 S. Pennsylvania Avenue. Sponsors: Iowa Public Television and U of Northern Iowa New Iowans Program. Contact: Mark Grey at (319) 273-3029 or mark.grey@uni.edu March 11, 2004, 7:00 p.m. Cedar Falls The University of Northern Iowa New Iowans Program and Iowa Public Television present: New American and New Iowans: A Key to Iowa's Future. Special Guest: Israel Nwidor, from THE NEW AMERICANS series. Venue: John Deere Auditorium, Business Building, University of Northern Iowa. Sponsors: Iowa Public Television and U of Northern Iowa New Iowans Program. Contact: Mark Grey at (319) 273-3029 or mark.grey@uni.edu March 9, 2004, 7:00 p.m. Des Moines The University of Northern Iowa New Iowans Program and Iowa Public Television present: New Americans and New Iowans: A Key to Iowa's Future. Special Guest: Israel Nwidor from THE NEW AMERICANS series. Venue: Trinity Lutheran Church, 3223 University Avenue. Sponsors: Iowa Public Television and U of Northern Iowa New Iowans Program. Contact: Mark Grey at (319) 273-3029 or mark.grey@uni.edu February 18-19, 2004, Time: TBA Des Moines The Iowa NIFI/PPI "Partners in Learning," the Center for New Community and the New Iowans Program (University of Northern Iowa) will have booths at the Iowa Conference for Teachers of English Language Learners. The groups will promote viewership of the PBS series "The New Americans" and urge attendance at the New Iowans' forums to be held in the state prior to the PBS broadcast. Venue: Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines. Sponsored by the Iowa Dept. of Education, Iowa Refugee Service and Equity Assistance Center. Contact: Gerald Ott at 515 221-9711 or ButlerConsulting@mchsi.com Date and Time: TBA Statewide Iowa's "Partners in Learning", a National Issues Forums (NIF) group, plans to hold forums across the state using the NIF immigration issue book in conjunction with THE NEW AMERICANS. They will mail information about resources to all English language learning/second language teachers in Iowa to promote local discussion in communities and in classrooms. Venue: TBD. Sponsored by Iowa Partners in Learning. Contact: Gerald Ott at (515)221-9711 or ButlerConsulting@mchsi.com November 20 - 21, 2003 (tentative) Des Moines, Mount Pleasant, and Davenport, IA Using THE NEW AMERICANS video modules as educational tools in workshops for educators and community members in several Iowa locations. Sponsors: Active Voice and IA Project staff. Contact: Max Cardenas at 515-274-0442 or cardenas@newcomm.org October 21, 2003, 7:00 p.m. Statewide broadcast of IOWA IS (STILL) MY HOME on Iowa Public Television (www.iptv.org) This one hour program will examine the policies that were implemented by Governor Bob Ray to facilitate the entry of Asian refugees in the 1970's, and address what strategies should be employed to guide the state's accommodation of new immigrants for the foreseeable future. The program will utilize both field reports and guests to examine experiences and issues of the Iowa immigrant experience. Contact: Mary Bracken at (515) 242-3124 or mary.bracken@iptv.org |
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