Jengishbek Karagulov, Community Activist in Refugee Communities. Hosted by Fernando Chang-Muy, Thomas O'Boyle Adjunct Professor of Law

The Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies External Speaker (CLALSES) Series presents Jengishbek Karagulov, a community activist who will be serving as a guest in the course: Refugee Law and Policy. Hosted by Fernando Chang-Muy, Thomas O’Boyle Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

Jengishbek Karagulov is former asylee and activist within the Kyrgyz Muslim community in Philadelphia. He graduated in International Relations from the Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University in 2007. Using his own experience as an immigrant and asylee, Jengishbek has helped, advised, and accompanied new immigrants through the process of asylum during the last 10 years. Back in Kyrgyzstan, he worked for the Kyrgyz Drug Enforcement Agency. Jengishbek speaks Russian, Kyrgyz, Turkish, English, and Spanish.

The event will be in person for the students in the course and for Penn community. If you would like to join by Zoom, click here.

This talk is co-sponsored by Asian American Studies.