Presentation: Filipino Nurses Migration to the US and their Impact on Healthcare-World on Wednesday Lecture Series
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Wed, Oct 14, 2026
12:20 PM – 1:10 PM EDT (GMT-4)
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Wednesday, October 14
12:20pm-1:10pm
Karen Arca-Contreras, Nursing and Randella Sasa, Bronx Community College
Meeting ID: 810 7341 7879 Passcode: 2800
Dr. Karen Arca-Contreras, DNP, RN-BC Associate Professor of Nursing and Success Coaching Program Coordinator and Dr. Randella Sasa, Assistant Director of Nursing Programs and Associate Professor from Bronx Community College and will speak about the migration of Filipino nurses to the United States.
The Filipino nurses is one of the most significant examples of skilled labor migration in the world. For more than a century, Filipino nurses have played a vital role in strengthening the U.S. healthcare system while contributing to the economic well-being of their families and communities in the Philippines. They work in specialties such as critical care, emergency medicine, intensive care, and public health organizations. Come to learn more about their contribution in detail.
The World on Wednesday lecture series is sponsored by the Center for Global Engagement. A CC CLUE Event.
This is also a Verrazzano Extracurricular Learning Activities (VELAs) event.
Please contact Winnie Brophy at winnie.brophy@csi.cuny.edu if you have any questions or you would like to present at a future lecture.
Center for Global Engagement
Building 2A-Room 206
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Phone:718.982.2100.