State of Immigrants and Refugees in Oregon:
Seeking a Just and Inclusive Future
January 28, 2023
Portland Community College Cascade Campus
Terrell Hall Building
- Doors Open, Registration, and Coffee
9:10 am – 10:00 am
- Welcome and Review of Conference Agenda
- Introduction: Commissioner Susheela Jayapal and Senator Kayse Jama
10:00 am – 10:15 am
- Plenary: “Reflections on the Immigrant and Refugee Experience in Oregon”
- Susheela Jayapal: Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
- John Arroyo: Assistant Professor in Engaging Diverse Communities and Director, Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice, University of Oregon
- Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie: Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement, Office of Governor Kate Brown
- Ricardo Lujan Valerio: State Lobbyist, City of Portland
- Susheela Jayapal: Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
10:15 am – 11:15 am
- Break
11:15 am -11:30 am
- Breakout Sessions
- Education: Audrey Lucero, Associate Professor, Department of Education Studies Director, Latinx Studies Program, University of Oregon
- Civic Participation: Jose Melendez, Assistant Professor of Planning, School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon
- Immigrant/Refugee Integration and Community Action: Lisha Shrestha, Executive Director Division Midway Alliance, Adjunct Instructor/Doctoral Student, School of Social Work and Research, Portland State University
- Work and Employment: Lynn Stephen, Phillip H. Knight Chair, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon
- Education: Audrey Lucero, Associate Professor, Department of Education Studies Director, Latinx Studies Program, University of Oregon
11:30 am -1:00 pm
- Lunch
- Report Backs from Breakout Sessions
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm
- Closing Remarks and Next Steps
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm
