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With a few exceptions, conflict spillover to migrant communities and diasporas is a largely understudied phenomenon. This paper will search for causes of violence and peace in the Western world's migrant communities in an attempt to answer a question, "Why some migrant communities engage in violence in a response to events abroad, yet others do not?" First part of the paper will present a typology and theory of conflict spillover drawing on literatures on migration and security, diasporic communities, ethnic conflict, and social movements. The second part of the paper will introduce the proposed case studies of Muslim-background migrant populations in Dearborn, MI, USA, and London, United Kingdom, and their response to the War on Terror in time period from 2001 to 2008. Field research for the case studies will be carried out during the summer of 2009 (London) and winter of 2009 (Dearborn). ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The LASER (Latin America School and Educational Resources) project is an innovative educational web-based resource designed in collaboration with teachers and students from 7 Michigan school districts and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Michigan State University. LASER was recently honored by the Goldman Sachs Foundation's Prize for Excellence in International Education. LASER serves several purposes: 1) original material written by MSU faculty provides current and historical content; 2) as a clearinghouse for high-quality, on-line resources; 3) as a forum for networking and sharing ideas for teachers and students; and 4) as a tool for internationalizing school curricula. Recent initiatives have focused on creating collaborations between middle and high school students in Michigan and Latin America for the development of on-line forums to discuss important issues in Latin America. This poster session will focus on LASER as a tool for internationalizing curriculum, the main goals and features of the website. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]