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This workshop is part of NASW-NYC's Immigration in NYC Series. To view other events in the series, click here. Priority early registration is available only to NASW members until Thursday, September 21st.
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Immigration, Racism and Social Work Practice: When You Change the Way You Look at Things, The Things You Look at Change
The history of immigration policy and implementation in the United States is saturated with racism. The first immigration legislation passed by the First Congress (1789-1791) of the United States - the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1790 - established citizenship as “free white persons,” of “good character.” Over the centuries, we have witnessed overt evidence of racism in immigration policies such as the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, the 1912 Gentlemen’s Agreement, the Immigration Act of 1924, creating “national origin” quotas that favored northern European immigrants, or the mass deportation of Mexican Americans though the Mexican Repatriation. Today’s immigrants are mainly coming from Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East and they are viewed by anti-immigrant forces as being a drain on society. For example, prior to the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which attempted to abolish the national-origins quota based on national origin, race and ancestry, white immigrants constituted 80% of foreign born population and there were few restrictions on accessing common social welfare benefits, but as immigrants began to become darker, immigration limits and benefit restrictions were enacted. This two-hour webinar will focus on the inherent structural racism built into the immigration system and the effects of racism on the day-to-day experiences of immigrants. Dr. Eric Levine will trace the trajectory of the American immigration system, pointing out its historical and current structural racist underpinnings, and the nature and functioning of the immigration system today. He will explore the status of immigration policy in the United States today and the need for a radical reimagining of the system. His presentation will conclude with a discussion of the ethical implications of immigration and racism and the social work response and responsibility. Dr. Christiana Best will share findings from her research on microaggressions in the American workplace against immigrants and children of immigrants from the Caribbean and Central America. Her research explored how ethnic and racial identification of black and brown immigrants and their American born children connect to experiences of daily microaggressions in the workplace. The results revealed that due to their intersecting identities they pay a heavy emotional price to assimilate into the workplace. This research has implications for social work practice, organizations, human resources, and organizational development. Following these presentations, the session will turn to a panel discussion among the presenters and the participants to explore the theoretical and practical lessons and tools participants can incorporate into their professional practice.
With this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Understand the historical trends and current status of immigration policy, the racist underpinnings, and the nature and functioning of the immigration system.
- Identify the ethical implications of immigration-related racism.
- Understand the intersection of xenophobia and anti-black racism through a research case study and its manifestations in the workplace.
- Incorporate the findings from the research into social work practice as the recipient, the aggressor, the bystander, the leader, and the organization.
- List the latest advocacy priorities and tools participants can utilize in practice.
NASW-NYC Member: $0 | Other Chapter Member: $48 | Non-Member: $57
2 SW CE Contact Hours
 
Dr. Eric Levine, LMSW has had extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector with particular expertise in community organization, management, policy, fundraising, strategy, and change. He began his career directing anti-poverty agencies and grassroots organizing in the Bronx. Later, Dr. Levine held senior positions in the Jewish Federation movement, and he led Touro’s advancement and alumni program. Dr. Levine earned the DSW and MSW degrees from Yeshiva University where he also taught for many years. At Touro he teaches courses in Macro Practice and Values and Ethics for Social Work Practice/Service Delivery, in which he endeavors to examine the relationship between ethics and policy. He directs GSSW’s Alumni Association, Alumni Continuing Education and licensing programs, and fund raising and grants management. Dr. Levine is co-editor of three books (and another forthcoming) and numerous publications, is Managing Editor of the Journal of Judaism, Humanities and the Social Sciences and is a member of Board of Copy Editors for the International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics. His long-term research has concentrated on social protest movements, organizational practice, ethics and social justice/responsibility. His recent interests have focused on immigration, racism, inequality, civil rights, and democracy. He is an active member of the NASW-NYC Chapter, is a member of the Chapter's Ethics, Continuing Education, and Immigration and Global Social Work Committees and represents NYC on the NASW Delegate Assembly. He is a co-founder of Social Workers for Immigration Justice and Human Rights. Dr. Christiana Best is a social worker, researcher, writer, staff development trainer, and keynote speaker. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, CT. As the creator and host of the podcast Inside Out/Outside In, she facilitates conversations between academia and the community to amplify the voices of marginalized groups. Dr. Best and her colleagues recently completed a nationwide research project titled, Navigating multiple identities in the American workplace: Microaggression and the Caribbean diaspora. Prior to transitioning to academia, Dr. Best worked in the NYC child welfare system. Additionally, she served as Vice President of the NYC chapter of National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and is a founding member and Co-chair of the Immigration and Global Social Work Committee (IGSWC). Dr. Best’s scholarship focuses on oppression, child welfare and immigration. Between 2019 and 2020, she published four op eds in the Hartford Courant amid the pandemic and racial reckoning and an essay titled, Hate Crimes on College Campuses and in Higher Education Spaces, in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. In 2017, Dr. Best curated the historical child welfare timeline exhibit, which chronicles 200 years of inequities in U.S. child welfare policies, procedures, and practices. Today, she is involved in updating and modifying the exhibit for a digital platform.
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