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WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Eyal Press, journalist and author who is this year’s James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism at SUNY New Paltz.

As part of ongoing events in conjunction with the A City of Immigrants celebration in Albany, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and the Albany Times Union partnered for a live panel at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, on Thursday.

Hosted by WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock, the panel included Paul Grondahl of the Times Union – who is publishing a series on Albany and immigration in the newspaper – Maseeh Mukhtar, an immigrant from Afghanistan and a Ph.D. student in nanotechnology at SUNY Polytechnic, and Uzma Popal, an immigrant from Pakistan and director of the Muslim Soup Kitchen project, and Francis Sengabo of RISSE.

“It has been a staple of American democracy that we are a nation of immigrants, and certainly, Albany is a city of immigrants,” Chartock says.

“One of the key roles of the leading news organizations in a community must be to encourage dialogue on the important issues of the day,” Times Union publisher Rex Smith says. “And if we better understand our immigrant heritage, we can better explore the contemporary challenges presented by immigration. ”

This program is part of Albany Pro Musica’s month of events marking A City of Immigrants, sponsored by Bank of America. This special concert and event series explores the cultural heritage of the Capital Region.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Alicia Ouellette, President & Dean of Albany Law School.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, Director and Producing Artistic Director at Capital Repertory Theatre.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Merodie Hancock, President of Empire State College.

The Power of Words: Alan Chartock speaks with Professor, Author, Activist, and Albany Common Council Member Barbara Smith about Barbara Jordan’s Keynote Address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Architect, Artist, Author and Activist Beverly Willis.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Stephen Gottlieb, The Jay and Ruth Caplan Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School, WAMC Commentator, and Author of the new book Unfit for Democracy: The Roberts Court and the Breakdown of American Democracy.