Learn from experts about two current issues related to child removal in the United States: the separation of migrant families at US borders and the racial biases within the US foster care and adoption systems.

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The panelists for this talk include:

Cheryl Aguilar, Founding Director of Hope Center for Wellness and doctoral student at Smith College School of Social Work, specialized in working with immigrants and refugees.

Roxanna Asgarian, journalist and author of We Were Once A Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America.

Jessica Chicco, Director of the New Americans Initiative at MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition).

This program is funded by the Watertown Public Library, in collaboration with other Massachusetts libraries.