Sara Withers

Sara Withers earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Brandeis University and currently lectures on anthropology at UNH. She organized and conducted nearly 40 oral history interviews that served as the basis for the documentary Uprooted: Heartache and Hope in New Hampshire, giving her first-hand knowledge of the experiences of refugee and immigrant newcomers to the state. Withers has also facilitated public presentations and discussions of Uprooted. Her additional cross-cultural experience includes ethnographic research in Mexico, the United States, and Sri Lanka.

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