Learn about two current realities of child removal in the United States: the separation of migrant families at U.S. borders and the racial biases and corruption in U.S. foster care and adoption systems. 

Panelists:  

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

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

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

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This event is hosted by the Watertown Public Library in partnership with other area libraries.