PLEASE
NOTE: Community
Language and Culture Bank officially
changed its name to Center
for Intercultural Organizing
in August, 2005 to better reflect our mission, work and values.
PRESS RELEASE
Community Language and Culture Bank
Media Contact: Kayse Jama
kayse@interculturalorganizing.org
http://www.interculturalorganizing.org
More Information: (503) 287-4117
Schools Without Borders
Immigrant and Refugee
Town Hall
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2004
6:30 to 8:00 PM at Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 238
SW Broadway and Montgomery
This forum will address the unique challenges that face
immigrant students in the public education system. How does
the current educational system provide for non-English speakers
and immigrants, and how can this be improved? What prejudices
do immigrant students encounter in their peers and school
officials? How are newly-arrived immigrant students placed
in our educational system when they come from very different
systems, or have had little formal education? How can misunderstandings
due to cultural differences be avoided? What methods are available
to help overcome the cultural and language barriers that hinder
communication between schools and parents? The forum will
explore strategies for improvement of the system to push all
students towards success and to help the immigrants integrate
more quickly.
Free and Open to the Public
Co-Sponsored by:
University Studies, Capstone Program
Community Language and Culture Bank
