Skid Row as Refugee Camp
Friday Lunch with Professor Cindy I-Fen Cheng
Event Details
Date
Friday, September 26, 2025
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Memorial Union See TITU
Description
During the 1980s, a critical mass of Central American asylum seeker sought refuge in Skid Row, Los Angeles, prompting homeless advocates to dub the city’s homeless district a refugee camp.
Please note: A catered lunch will be provided at this Friday Lunch event. Seats are limited and available on a first-come basis. To register, please send an email to rsvp@humanities.wisc.edu with your name, title, or affiliation.
Please note: A catered lunch will be provided at this Friday Lunch event. Seats are limited and available on a first-come basis. To register, please send an email to rsvp@humanities.wisc.edu with your name, title, or affiliation.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email maulbricht@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.