Bishop George Ahr High School will serve as the host to a multimedia presentation entitled “Becoming American: Baseball and 20th Century Immigration” by Stanton W. Green, professor of anthropology at Monmouth University, at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the school’s Little Theater, One Tingley Lane, Edison.
This program explores the role that baseball has played in assimilating the waves of immigrants to the U.S.
The presentation is part of the Bishop Ahr’s 2016-2017 Speaker Series focused on the social sciences and is open to the public. This program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the program is produced by the American Historical Theatre.
Bishop George Ahr High School launched its Speaker Series in the fall of 2015, featuring leaders in the fields of robotic surgery, paleontology, physics, astronomy and engineering who shared their knowledge and insight with the school community and general public. The current 2016-2017 Speaker Series focuses on social science issues and topics of interest. The Speaker Series was initiated by Susan Paluskiewicz, the school’s teacher-mentor coordinator.
Admission is free, however seating is limited. The program runs for approximately 90 minutes. Those interested in attending should contact Susan Paluskiewicz at 732-549-1108, ext. 608, or by email at [email protected].