October 7, 2024 

Media Contacts:  
Joe Eubanks, executive director of climate, culture, diversity, and belonging, 509-682-6716, jeubanks@wvc.edu  

The Wenatchee Valley College Center for Excellence and Inclusive Belonging, in collaboration with Latinos en Spokane and Rural People’s voice, will host a film screening of “The Immigration Resident” and a panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. in The Grove Recital Hall, Music and Arts Center, on the Wenatchee campus. This free event is open to the public. 

“The Immigration Resident,” a documentary by On The Horizon Films, commemorates Latino immigrant history, their labor and contributions, and the struggles that community organizations face, while also showing the reality that Latino communities live with, including systemic barriers within the immigrant system and their communities, and more. Nando Carter directed "The Immigration Resident.”  

The panel discussion after the film screening will include Dr. Faimous Harrison, president of WVC; Maria Iñiguez, chief of staff at WVC; Edgar Franks, political director at Familias Unidas por la Justicia; and Teresa Bendito, organization manager at Rural People’s Voice. 

“This event will provide an opportunity for students, faculty, and the local community to reflect on the critical issues facing immigrants today,” said Joe Eubanks, executive director at the Center for Excellence and Inclusive Belonging. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

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