The Fresno State Political Science Department volition big a luncheon and sheet treatment astir section and planetary topics tied to South Yemen past and existent events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Smittcamp Alumni House (2345 E San Ramon Ave.).
Academic experts and assemblage leaders volition besides sermon the section South Yemeni community. The lawsuit is being organized by the American Center for South Yemen Studies and the South Yemen assemblage of California.
The nationalist is invited to RSVP for the lawsuit by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, and lawsuit check-in starts astatine 9 a.m. Feb. 6.
The archetypal sheet volition absorption connected the past and civilization of the South Yemen assemblage in
the Central Valley and volition see discussions connected the origins, maturation and economical relation implicit the past decades. Raina Madhrem Shaibi (South Yemen Community of California) volition talk connected the accomplishment and trajectory of the section Yemeni community, and Dr. Flagg Miller (UC Davis professor) volition contiguous his probe connected the taste aspects of South Yemen society.
The 2nd sheet focuses connected existent conditions successful South Yemen, including economics, authorities and security. This sheet volition research the superior grievances of the radical of South Yemen demanding self-determination, the power and engagement of neighboring countries and the agelong and analyzable way to bid successful Yemen. Speakers see Khaled al-Yamani (former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Yemen), Dr. Michael Rubin, (senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute), Ala Muhsin (research fellow, South24 CNS) and Fernando Carvajal (executive director, American Center for South Yemen Studies).
A keynote code volition beryllium fixed by Khaled al-Yamani, who served successful anterior roles arsenic overseas curate of Yemen from 2018-19 and imperishable typical to the United Nations from 2015-16. He served arsenic the main negotiator of Yemen’s Permanent Mission to the U.N. from 2009-10 during its chairmanship of the Group of Seventy-Seven processing countries and China. He besides negotiated the result papers of the Millennium Development Goals reappraisal league successful 2010.
The lawsuit is co-sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society astatine Fresno State. Lunch volition beryllium provided by Firestone Burger, a section Yemeni restaurant.
For much information, interaction Dr. Lisa Bryant astatine lbryant@csufresno.edu.
(Note: This lawsuit is not aimed astatine promoting immoderate peculiar governmental docket oregon governmental presumption but is focused connected a constructive learning acquisition astir the South Yemen community, the ongoing civilian struggle successful the region, and the varied interests represented there.)
