artasiamerica
artasiamerica is a digital archive for Asian and Asian American contemporary art history. It is an excellent example of a long-term community archive (based at the Asian American Arts Center in New York City), beginning with deep physical collections of which a selection have been processed and digitized. The digital collections are notable for their…
Read MoreArchivists and Archives of Color Section
The Archivists and Archives of Color Section is an essential group, informally known as AAC, that creates space and advocacy for archives and archivists of color. A section of the Society of American Archivists, AAC members are often at the forefront of thinking about how to partner with marginalized communities and steward community archives both…
Read MoreIntroducing Critical Race Theory to Archival Discourse: Getting the Conversation Started / Anthony Dunbar
An excellent introduction to and definition of key terms such as critical race theory, microaggression, and social justice, clearly linking those terms to core archival concepts and processes such as how one defines and structures an archival “record”. “This article introduces the application of Critical Race Theory (CRT) to archival discourse in order to demonstrate…
Read MoreCommunity Inquiry Self-Reflection / Susan Barrett
This study path asks learners to research the history of a local community and develop outreach strategies, and could be conducted as a small group or individual activity.
Read MoreMinding and Mending the Gaps: A Case Study in Linked Open Data / Karen Li-Lun Hwang
This case study provides a concrete example of the gaps that can occur in standard cataloging practices and their impact on information seeking. It explores an instance of using Linked Open Data (LOD) technologies to address representation gaps, uncovering both opportunities and risks when such interlinking relies on standard vocabularies, which typically represent only mainstream…
Read MoreTraining for Change
Training for Change creates training and capacity-building resources for activists and other groups working on equity and social justice issues. Training material topics include Diversity and Anti-Oppression resources, Meeting Facilitation, Team-Building, and Organizing Strategies. [zotpress items=”{1341761:Z9AUQFRD}” style=”chicago-author-date”]
Read More“To Suddenly Discover Yourself Existing”: Uncovering the Impact of Community Archives
This article reports on interviews conducted with South Asian American educators regarding their responses to the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), an independent, nonprofit, community-based organization that operates the websites www.saada.org and www.firstdaysproject.org. The article reports on several emergent themes: the absence of or difficulty in accessing historical materials related to South Asian Americans…
Read MoreFrom Archives to Action: Zines, Participatory Culture, and Community Engagement in Asian America
Honma describes the use of zines in an undergraduate classroom to promote alternative pedagogies and incorporate critical inquiry and research skills. By bringing zines into his classroom as research materials, Honma provides an example of how to use archival materials and research to make connections between community archives and community action, and help students view…
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