Pronoy Rai, Alex Stepick, Alex Sager, Carina Gonzalez, and Division Midway Alliance

Supported by the Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University

Time and Location  10 AM-Noon, Friday, May 19, 2023                                                                                         

Parsons Gallery, Urban Center Building,  

Portland State University, and online (Please register here.)

Agenda

10-10:05 AM: Inauguration & Welcoming Remarks 

Dr. Greg Schrock

Interim Director, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies and 

Director & Associate Professor, Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning,  Portland State University

10:05-10:25 AM: Project Presentation

Dr. Pronoy Rai, Assistant Professor of International & Global Studies and 

Dr. Alex Stepick, Professor of Sociology 

Portland State University

10:25-10:50 AM: Comments from the Advisory Committee

• Ms. Blanca Gaytan Farfan 
  • Policy and Communications Director, Participatory Budgeting Oregon
• Mr. Cayle Tern
  • Immigrant Program Manager, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) & 
  • APANO Communities United Fund
• Mr. Sokho Eath
  • President, Cambodian American Community of Oregon and
  • Director, Pacific Islander & Asian Family Center, Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)

10:50-11:50 AM: Panel Discussion

COVID-19, Immigrants, and Just Recovery in the Portland Metro Area

Facilitated by Ms. Farfan and Ms. Shrestha

• Dr. Win Kyin
  • Health Services Manager, IRCO
• Ms. Niyati Desai
  • Director, Community Engagement, Oregon Community Foundation
• Ms. Adiam Assefa
  • Project Coordinator & Social Media Manager, Ethiopian & Eritrean Cultural and Resource Center
• Ms. Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie (Invited)
  • Director, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement, Oregon Department of Human Services

11:50 AM-Noon: Wrap-up and Next Steps

Dr. Pronoy Rai 

Noon-1 PM: Lunch with Invited Guests