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African Journeys to America: Migration, Refuge, and Questions of Belonging

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November 9, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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International Affairs Building (420 West 118th Street, Room 1512 New York, NY 10027)

A panel discussion spotlight two new books on African immigration and refugees in the U.S., including “When Africa Comes to America: How the Next Wave of Immigrants Will Transform the United States” by Neeraj Kaushal (2026, Columbia University Press) and “Unwelcome Shores: Black Refugees in America by Bernadette Ludwig (2025, Rutgers University Press).

Panel Speakers

  • Neeraj Kaushal, Professor of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Bernadette Ludwig, Assistant Professor, Global Studies, The New School
  • Dailiaka Sall, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lehman College-CUNY
  • Amaha Kass, Executive Director, African Communities Together (TBC)
  • (Moderator) Daniel Naujoks, Coordinator, Columbia Committee on Forced Migration 
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