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Monika Stodolska:"Ukrainian Refugees in Poland and the Response of the Polish and Ukrainian Immigrant Population to the Refugee Crisis"

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Center for Global Studies, co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program
Location
TBD
Date
Mar 28, 2023   12:00 pm  
Speaker
Monika Stodolska, Brightbill/Sapora Professor, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois
Contact
Saori Kataoka
E-Mail
global-studies@illinois.edu
Phone
217-265-5186
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Originating Calendar
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine gave rise to a refugee crisis that is unprecedented in history. The scale and the speed of the migration made it one of the largest migration crises currently unfolding in the world and was declared a Level 3 (the highest) emergency by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The great majority of Ukrainian refugees (over 9,25 million as of 1/18/23) who crossed the Ukrainian border settled in Poland. Almost all of them were women and children. The talk will explore the findings of a study on the experiences of post-February 24th, 2022, Ukrainian refugees in Poland and the Polish and Ukrainian immigrant populations’ response to the refugee crisis. In particular, the talk will examine how the Ukrainian refugees adapt to life in Poland and how they cope with the trauma of war and resettlement. It will also investigate how the local volunteer networks were established in Poland and how they evolved in the days, weeks, and months following the beginning of the refugee crisis. 

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