Imagine There's No Country: The Remarkable Life and Art of Jan Yoors and His Love for the Roma People

The Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University in collaboration with the General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA, will co-host a book launch of 'Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors, His Two Wives, and the War That Made Them One' by Debra Dean. This historical biography examines the work of Flemish author and artist Jan Yoors, one of the first recognized writers to counter stereotypes of Roma with his nuanced portrayals.

Please RSVP:
fhny@flandershouse.org or cristiana.grigore@columbia.edu

Program:

• Opening remarks by the General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA & Cristiana Grigore, founder of the Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University.
• Presentation about Jan Yoors' life by Debra Dean.
• Panel conversation with Cristiana Grigore, Kore Yoors and Debra Dean.

When:

Monday, October 15th, 6.00 - 8.00 PM

Where:

World Room, Second Floor
Pulitzer Hall, School of Journalism
Columbia University
2950 Broadway, New York
(Between 115th-116th and Broadway)