After World War II, refugees all over Europe lived in Displaced Persons Camps, sometimes for years. Some who wanted to leave Europe were permitted to relocate. We will discuss how to find information about refugees arriving in the United States and track them into records to find out what happened to them during the war. Some of the documentation will reveal their parents' names and birthplaces. As an example of what can be found, we’ll look at one specific family’s journey.
This talk will explore the role that organized crime played in developing the system of Jewish immigrant capitalism that coincided with the mass migration of Jews to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As the Jewish workers movement struggled against the growth of the sweatshop system,
Jewish unions engaged in some of the earliest forms of what became known as "racketeering" in American history. This presentation will demonstrate how Jewish immigrant workers used organized crime in an effort to bring stability and order to the highly chaotic Jewish ethnic economy.
Many people think that discovering Jewish ancestral families is impossible. Often memories of our families before immigration are lost to time – even their names may have been forgotten.
We will discuss how to start researching Eastern European families who arrived in the U.S. in the 20th century. Among the many topics we will cover will be some easy to find and use tools to Identify where your family lived after immigration, how to search for their original name, identifying where your family came from, and how to assemble the information once you’ve found it.
J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute presents the fourth annual Innovation Night. Join innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs from across the West Valley.
This year, Innovation Night explores the developing semiconductor industry in the West Valley as well as how our community and small businesses can collaborate on this exciting, new ecosystem.
Arizona State University presents Conversations in Craft and Content, a creative writing lecture series hosted and moderated by Mitchell Jackson, Guggenheim fellow, Pulitzer winner, and the John O. Whiteman Dean's Distinguished Professor of English at ASU.
Concert featuring former ASU football player Gus Farwell, ASU Symphony Orchestra, Gospel Choir, Sun Devil Marching Band and faculty performers. Before the show, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., there will be a tailgate at the ASU Gammage parking lot with food trucks and games.
The event starts with a one-mile walk around the beautiful ASU Polytechnic campus, where a journey map and CISA Student Ambassadors will guide participants to some of the most popular natural environment spots and share stories about people and places around campus.
Join us as Arizona State University welcomes Booker Prize finalist Percival Everett for its TomorrowTalks series. Everett will discuss his novels "The Trees" (2021) and "Dr. No" (2022) in an online event on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 at 6 p.m. Arizona / MST (6 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. MDT / 8 p.m. CDT / 9 p.m. EDT).
Ask a Physicist is the monthly webinar series with renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University. Each webinar will address a big question in physics and the audience can submit questions ahead of time or during the webinar to add to the discussion!