For Immediate Release
April 12, 2012

Undocumented Students Forum Set for April 25

The forum will focus on the historical background and current context of immigration and immigrant rights.

The college will host a special Undocumented Students Forum on Wednesday, April 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Main Theater. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is free and refreshments will be served. This is the final event in the Cañada College Social Justice Series.

Alison Field, professor of history at Cañada, will present the historical background and current context of immigration. Field teaches the History of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in the U.S., Modern Latin America, and the History of Latinos in the U.S.

Mark Silverman, an attorney with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and Sheryl Muñoz-Bergman, director of programs for the International Institute of the Bay Area, will present an overview of immigration law, paths to citizenship, and immigrant rights. Silverman has worked closely with Dream Act student organizations for the past eight years. Muñoz-Bergman and the IIBA provide low-cost, fair, and accurate legal advice for immigrants and refugees concerning citizenship.

For more information, contact Jenny Castello at (650) 306-3472.

For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340