Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Latin America and the U.S.

woman with Venezuelan flag on her back
January 14, 2025
2:45PM - 3:45PM
Zoom and the Barnett Collaboratory (141 Sullivant Hall)

Date Range
2025-01-14 14:45:00 2025-01-14 15:45:00 Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Latin America and the U.S. Over the past decade, almost 7.8 Venezuelans have left their home country. A significant majority—more than 6.6 million—have ended up in territories within Latin America and the Caribbean, while an estimated 700,000 have reached the United States. In this virtual talk, Khalea Robertson will explore and explain the current situation regarding Venezuelan migration policy in the Americas, and the different challenges this population encounters as they try to establish themselves in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and the U.S.This talk will be virtual over Zoom, but if you need a place to watch it on campus you can join students in SPANISH 5689S (Spanish in Ohio) at the Barnet Collaboratory for a watch party.BioKhalea Robertson is a journalist, editor and researcher from Trinidad and Tobago with experience in print, digital and audio storytelling. She specializes in topics of migration and diaspora—particularly from and within the Caribbean and Latin America—but she is generally interested in human stories that examine the realities of class, race and gender inequalities, wherever they may be. Zoom and the Barnett Collaboratory (141 Sullivant Hall) America/New_York public

Over the past decade, almost 7.8 Venezuelans have left their home country. A significant majority—more than 6.6 million—have ended up in territories within Latin America and the Caribbean, while an estimated 700,000 have reached the United States. In this virtual talk, Khalea Robertson will explore and explain the current situation regarding Venezuelan migration policy in the Americas, and the different challenges this population encounters as they try to establish themselves in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and the U.S.

This talk will be virtual over Zoom, but if you need a place to watch it on campus you can join students in SPANISH 5689S (Spanish in Ohio) at the Barnet Collaboratory for a watch party.

Bio

Khalea Robertson is a journalist, editor and researcher from Trinidad and Tobago with experience in print, digital and audio storytelling. She specializes in topics of migration and diaspora—particularly from and within the Caribbean and Latin America—but she is generally interested in human stories that examine the realities of class, race and gender inequalities, wherever they may be.

This event is funded by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.