11/25/03

LMC to Host Lecture at South Haven Campus

BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI - Lake Michigan College's Institute for Diversity and Leadership will host a lecture at the South Haven campus titled "Arab-Americans as You Never Knew Them: From Invisibility to Profiling." The session, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Friday, December 5, at noon at the South Haven campus in room 141.

Presenter Rosina Hassoun, Ph. D. will give an introduction to the Arab world, the Middle East, Islam, and Eastern Christianity. She will also discuss settlement patterns and immigration history as well as the history of civil rights issues and activism related to Arab-Americans.

"This is a timely topic that impacts all of us," states Lee Gill, dean of LMC's Institute for Diversity and Leadership. "The information Dr. Hassoun will provide in this one-hour discussion will give participants a better understanding of the emerging global and national challenges facing our country."

Dr. Hassoun is an anthropologist with a special focus on immigrants and ethnicity in the United States, especially as it related to Arab-Americans. She is an adjunct professor at Michigan State University where she is credited with creating one of the first college courses on Arab-Americans taught in the United States. As a principle investigator, Hassoun has received grants from the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Cleveland Foundation for a community assessment project.

For more information about the lecture or to reserve a seat at this free event, contact the South Haven campus at 269-639-8442.