Film screening in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
The Metroparks in partnership with the Ypsilanti District Library brings a free community screening of the 2022 documentary film “Essential Arrival: Michigan's 21st Century Indian Immigrants.” Following the film, Producer Dr. Arifa Javed will host a live Q&A discussion.
This film focuses on a new featured player on America’s immigration stage, Indian immigrants. For as large a role as this group will play in the coming decades, surprisingly little is known about who Indian immigrants are, what values drive them, and what they have to contribute to the contemporary American economy, striving to remain on top in a complicated globalized world. Interviewing experts from fields like law, sociology, and public policy, in addition to many families of Indian immigrants in Michigan, this film paints a comprehensive, essential picture of Indian Americans.
Doors open at 1:15 pm. A reception will take place before the film begins. Refreshments will be served.
For more information about Dr. Arifa Javed please visit: https://transculturalbridges.com/
Our largest branch on Whittaker Road, near the roundabout, has 6 meeting rooms, including our large Community Room.
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