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Dr. Giovanny Pleites-Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UNC Asheville, will go beyond current headlines and discuss immigration and citizenship policy within its historical context. He'll consider the question of what it means to be an 'American,' and does 'American-ness' differ from other national identities?
Dr. Pleites-Hernandez studies minority politics, public opinion, and Congress. He researches and teaches on a number of topics including, media and politics, public policy and administration, and immigration politics and policy in the U.S.
