Join Penn State alumnus and anthropologist Jason De León to hear about his work studying the migration of clandestine migrants crossing the U.S.–Mexico border.

Jason is a professor of anthropology and Chicana/o studies and director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, raising awareness about migration issues globally while also assisting families of missing migrants in reuniting with their loved ones.

Jason is the author of the award-winning book The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail (featuring photos by Michael Wells). His new book, Soldiers and Kings, is an in-depth look at the daily lives of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico. He is also a 2017 MacArthur Foundation Fellow.

The talk will be followed by a reception.

Sponsored by:

• Penn State Harrisburg
• College of the Liberal Arts
• Department of Anthropology
• Population Research Institute
• Migration and Diversity Initiative in the Social Science Research Institute
• Warren C. Robinson Memorial Fund in the Population Research Institute
• Gordon F. and Caroline M. De Jong Lectureship in Social Demography Endowment

For more information on Jason De León, please visit www.prhspeakers.com.  

Questions about the event can be directed to Jennifer Van Hook at jxv21@psu.edu.