Sharing Immigration Stories: ACC Hosts ‘Look Beyond Borders Through Stories’ Event

Sharing Immigration Stories: ACC Hosts ‘Look Beyond Borders Through Stories’ Event
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Austin Community College District (ACC) invites students, employees, and the community to discuss immigration experiences in the college’s first Look Beyond Borders Through Stories event. 

When: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Time: Noon to 2 p.m.

Location: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center @ ACC Highland, Building 4000 (see map), and via Zoom.

Parking: Free parking is available at the ACC Highland South Parking Garage (see map)

The Look Beyond Borders Through Stories event features a panel of professors to create a safe space for discussion on the historical aspects of immigration and the sociological aspects of a community of immigrants. Students are invited to come and share their immigration stories or those of their ancestors. 

The event is held in partnership with the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center, ASCENDER, and El Centro. 

Original source can be found here.



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