"Once Upon an American Dream" Part 1: Migration - Heurich House Museum
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Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thu, May 7, 2020 - Fri, Jul 31, 2020
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The Heurich House Museum and the Bipartisan Policy Center are proud to present “Once Upon an American Dream,” a three-part panel series exploring the stages of the immigrant experience in America: migration, arrival, and integration.
The first panel, occurred virtually on Thursday, May 7, 2020, and explored “Why People Migrate and How are They Received: A Historical Perspective.” Arriving immigrants have traditionally received a great deal of support from other immigrants as well as their local communities. How does this support, or lack thereof, shape their experiences and their trajectory for success in America? How does this compare to the experiences of immigrants past? Panelists will be announced in the coming weeks.
This series explores issues core to the Heurich House Museum’s mission. Christian Heurich’s life embodied a rags-to-riches story where an immigrant’s spirit of creative entrepreneurship yielded success and a family legacy. Yet, the journey to achieve the American Dream comes in many forms and depends on many factors, from gender and race, to education and training, opportunity and luck. Heurich’s perfect tale often leaves out the people whose hard work supported and made his success possible. In today’s America, this stands truer than ever.
PANEL
Abel Nuñez, Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
Alan M. Kraut, University Professor of History at American University and a non-resident fellow of the Migration Policy Institute
Kimberly Bender, Executive Director of the Heurich House Museum
Moderated by Theresa Cardinal Brown, Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center
