Upstate International provides intriguing events and programs that will connect you with our international community. Find your way to explore our local global cultures.

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September 2019 – June 2020 Sep 2019 – Jun 2020
Sep
23
Mon
2019
Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu. For Francisco Cantú, the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the…
Oct
28
Mon
2019
Oct 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. A mesmerizing debut set against the backdrop of the devastating violence of 1990’s Colombia about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who strike an…
Dec
2
Mon
2019
Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. George Washington Black, or “Wash,” an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by his master’s brother as his manservant. To his surprise, the…
Jan
6
Mon
2020
Jan 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed by Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau. Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there.…
Feb
10
Mon
2020
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen MirzaA Place for Us takes us back to the beginning of this family’s life: from the bonds that bring them together, to the differences that pull them apart.…
Mar
23
Mon
2020
Mar 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough,…
Apr
27
Mon
2020
Apr 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
Small Country by Gael Faye A novel of extraordinary power and beauty, Small Country describes an end of innocence as seen through the eyes of a child caught in the maelstrom of history. Shot through…
Jun
1
Mon
2020
Jun 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
International Book Group @ TBD
7:00 pm
Walking the Nile by Levison Wood The Nile, one of the world’s great rivers, has long been an object of fascination and obsession. From Alexander the Great and Nero, to Victorian adventurers David Livingstone, John…
September 2019 – June 2020 Sep 2019 – Jun 2020