Found a typical to ignore the topic of refugees. This is an image of a refugees experience fleeing communist vietnam in 1975, but in many ways it reminds us of images that we might see on the news today. Its hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing at sea. Refugees are suffocating in meat trucks theyre crowding onto leaky boats. Theyre drowning. The bodies of those who are unable to cross to safety are washing up on mediterranean beaches. And refugees have been in the news for the past few years particularly related to the crisis in syria, but refugees are being uprooted by conflict all around the world. So were not just talking about refugees coming from syria, but from other wartorn regions. Especially in the past couple years. It has also been very difficult to ignore the public response to refugees. And Refugee Resettlement like so many other topics today has become a polarizing topic. On one hand opposition to refugees has been fierce and even hostile. Politicians at
Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Captioning performed by vitac new future where as with the refugee crises that we see now, theres often, like, a push that forces them to leave their own countries and migrate somewhere else just because of, like, a failure of government or reasons that they dont have control over themselves. Absolutely. So there is a forced migration that characterizes refugee migrations rather than immigrants who have more of a choice. I also think with refugees, theres somewhat of a connotation that when their home country when the turmoil stops in their home country, a lot of times they would be okay going back, verses an immigrant came to this country by their own choice. For a refugee the reason we would welcome them in, because were housing them until they go back. But an immigrant with that connotation isnt there. The ability to be able to return to your home country. Weve talked about how a lot of immigrants migrate to the United States or
What is often called the first person interpreter at colonial, williamsburg. And since then as worked at the minutes, Minnesota Historical society, and now works as a consultant helping particularly museums Historic Sites like ours think about and explore how we tell stories and how we do that together. How do we use these stories to help bring people . Together so richard thanks for being here and welcome. Thank you. Appreciate the opportunity. Im looking forward to pretty no conversation today. I think i hope it will be and richard weve known each other for for a while. So well you know, maybe well start off. Richard by talking a little bit about that career at Colonial Williamsburg, you know last week we had on our live stream. We had a jamar jones who currently portrays Jupiter Evans as amongst other people at Colonial Williamsburg and Jupiter Evans was the as, you know, just for a benefit of everyone watching it was the enslaved man servant of thomas jefferson. He was born the sam
Collective journeys, and he was for many years. He can tell you how long i will i wont do that he can do that, but i cant for many years was a what is often called the first person interpreter at colonial, williamsburg. And since then as worked at the minutes, Minnesota Historical society, and now works as a consultant helping particularly museums Historic Sites like ours think about and explore how we tell stories and how we do that together. How do we use these stories to help bring people . Together so richard thanks for being here and welcome. Thank you. Appreciate the opportunity. Im looking forward to pretty no conversation today. I think i hope it will be and richard weve known each other for for a while. So well you know, maybe well start off. Richard by talking a little bit about that career at Colonial Williamsburg, you know last week we had on our live stream. We had a jamar jones who currently portrays Jupiter Evans as amongst other people at Colonial Williamsburg and Jupit
The africanamerican perspective and talks about the emotional toll of portraying historical characters thomas. Jeffersons monticello provided this video. All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to monticellos live stream today. Today we have with us Richard Josey whos the founder and Principal Consultant for collective journeys, and he was for many years. He can tell you how long i will i wont do that he can do that, but i cant for many years was a what is often called the first person interpreter at colonial, williamsburg. And since then as worked at the minutes, Minnesota Historical society, and now works as a consultant helping particularly museums Historic Sites like ours think about and explore how we tell stories and how we do that together. How do we use these stories to help bring people . Together so richard thanks for being here and welcome. Thank you. Appreciate the opportunity. Im looking forward to pretty no conversation today. I think i hope it will be and richard weve k