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The Fenton History Center will sponsor an immigration roundtable from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at the Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E. Fourth St., as part of The Big Read.
The program will feature individuals who have immigrated themselves, said Joni Blackman, director at the Fenton History Center.
The facilitated exchange will highlight their personal immigration stories. The audience will be encouraged to ask questions and tell their family stories as well, she said.
The forum is free and open to the public.
According to Catherine Way, director of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, the program is a good tie-in for The Big Read because this year's novel is about a family of Bohemian immigrants who move to Nebraska. Over the course of the book, the main character learns to speak English and adjusts to life in a new country.
Copies of My Antonia are available at public libraries in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, and activities related to the book are scheduled throughout March.
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