{"id":307422,"date":"2018-03-23T12:38:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T16:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=307422"},"modified":"2018-03-23T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T21:09:48","slug":"migrants-make-a-difference-307422","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/migrants-make-a-difference-307422\/","title":{"rendered":"Series looks at ‘integral’ role of migrants in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMigrants and immigrants are integral to the nation\u2019s, the region\u2019s, and Rochester\u2019s own history,\u201d says Molly Ball<\/a>, a lecturer in the Department of History<\/a> at the University of Rochester.<\/p>\n

Ball is an organizer and speaker for a series of Humanities Center<\/a> events titled \u201cPlanting a Seed: Migrant Workers in the American Landscape.\u201d\u00a0The program will examine the long, complex, and storied history of migration from the Mexican border to the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to pay closer attention to this group that is often marginalized in our research, our teaching, and our everyday interactions,\u201d says Ball.<\/p>\n

The series kicks off<\/a> with Ball\u2019s talk on March 25 at 5 pm in Morey Hall room 221. Titled \u201cMigrants in the Movies,\u201d Ball examines the relationship between the US and Mexico in the 20th century, looking at the representation of migrants and immigrants in film and the blurring lines between these two groups.<\/p>\n

Next up on March 26 at 6:30 pm in Schlegel Hall at the Rotunda is a roundtable discussion, \u201cMigrants for Change,\u201d about the impact of collaborations between migrant workers and community organizations. Participants include:<\/p>\n