L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood
L.A. Coroner is the first-ever biography of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the controversial “Coroner to the Stars” and Chief Medical Examiner of Los Angeles County from 1967 to 1982.
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An American Meo: A Tale of Remembering and Forgetting
Author Anisa Rahim will discuss her book, An American Meo, a hybrid work of nonfiction, fiction, and myth that explores identity, heritage, and the weight of generational memory.
Localized Histories and Disrupting Colonial Logics: AANHPI Youth-Driven Curriculum in NY State
This panel discusses the “Localized History Project,” which addresses the lack of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in New York State’s Eurocentric, test-driven curriculum.
Localized History Workshop Series – The Missing Stories: South Asian American History from the 18th Century to Today
Samip Mallick will introduce South Asian American history (1800s to present) and will also discuss how community-based archives can become sites for liberatory memory work by introducing the audience to SAADA’s archival collections, programs, and participatory storytelling projects.
Staffers accuse National Archives of whitewashing U.S. history
Employees of the National Archives tell the Wall Street Journal that they’ve been instructed to remove photos that put the United States in a negative light.
Localized History Workshop Series: Filipino-American History, Activism, and Resistance
For October, Filipino American History Month, the Asian American / Asian Research Institute is excited to uplift the voices of student researchers and activists with presentations from Gabriela Sagan and members of the Filipino Curriculum Project on Filipino activism for women and school curriculum in Hawai’i.