Metropolitan Washington Workshop on Immigration & Race

The Metropolitan Washington Workshop on Immigration & Race (MWWI&R) is a network of scholars dedicated to conducting research and advancing understanding of immigrant networks, social and economic integration, immigrant entrepreneurship, and challenges of exclusion and resentment among native-born populations in one of the top five destinations for newcomers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

History

MWWI&R was first conceived by Dr. Katharine Donato and Dr. Marie Price and began in Spring 2019 at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University with the intent to rotate across universities in the metropolitan DC area from year to year.

During the 2019 - 2020 academic year, thanks to funding provided by The George Washington University Seminars Funding Program, MWWI&R brought together scholars from universities and think tanks to conduct seminars at the George Washington University with the goal to foster collaboration that leads to sponsored research, increased data sharing and the framing of questions around how metropolitan areas respond, benefit and adapt to racial, ethnic and demographic shifts in population brought on by large scale immigration.

Upcoming Seminars

There are currently no events available.

Past Seminars

The Hierarchy of Waiting for Lawful Permanent Residence

Employment-Sponsored Immigrant Visa Availability Backlogs and USCIS Processing Delays, 2007-2019

Friday, 11/10/2023, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Event examines the racial, educational, and socioeconomic hierarchy and inequities in employment-based immigrant visa processing for nonimmigrant visa-holders.

Echoes of a Chocolate City: Race, Aesthetics and Black Urbanism

Friday, 4/14/2023, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

MWWI&R event scheduled for Friday, April 14, 2023.

The U.S. Asylum System: Understanding the Challenges

Friday, 3/24/2023, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

MWWI&R event scheduled for Friday, March 24, 2023.