Citl & office of international programs Joint book discussion
Building off of our joint book discussion on the experiences of international students in the US, the Office of International Programs and CITL will co-host a book discussion on the experiences of refugees and refugee students in the US with the reading and discussion of American Refuge: True stories of the Refugee Experience* by Dr. Diya Abdo.
Refugee students bring with them a unique set of experiences and perspectives when they join our communities. The aim of this discussion will be to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of refugee students in order to better support them in the classroom and in community broadly.
*This book discusses experiences of trauma and may be triggering for some readers.
We are no longer accepting registrations for this CoP.
Meet the author
Dr. Abdo founded Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) which advocates for housing refugee families on college and university campus grounds and supporting them in their resettlement. The UMaine Intensive English Institute (IEI) is leading the effort to form a UMaine ECAR chapter – contact Erin-Kate Sousa for more information at erinkate.sousa@maine.edu
Special Event
As part of the Fogler Library Salon Series, Dr. Diya Abdo will speaking about her work on Wednesday, February 12th 2025 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm in the Lynch Room, Fogler Library.
Did you know?
UMaine was selected to be a Welcome Corp on Campus (WCC) hosting institution. With the support of WCC and ECAR, a group of UMaine volunteers will facilitate the relocation of two refugee students to UMaine in August 2025. If you are interested in learning more about how to support this effort – contact Orlina Boteva .