Free speaker series lecture and Q&A cohosted by Patten Free Library and Bath Area Family YMCA. This program is presented live and on Zoom. Registration is required for Zoom only.
Register for ZoomReza Jalali is an author, educator, and immigrant advocate, who served as Executive Director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. He is profiled in Making it in America: a Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans and has been featured in National Public Radio’s acclaimed storytelling program, The Moth Radio.
As a member of Amnesty International USA Board of Directors, Jalali has led delegations to refugee camps in Turkey and Bosnia. In 1992, he visited the White House as part of a national delegation to discuss the plight of Kurdish refugees fleeing Iraq. He has taught at the University of Southern Maine and Bangor Theological Seminary.
His books include the award-winning children’s book, Moon Watchers and Homesick Mosque and Other Stories. Jalali also co-authored New Mainers and Dear Maine. His books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
