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Title: Interview with Tony Sarmiento, April 1, 2022
Date: April 1, 2022
Creator: Tony Sarmiento; Kai Walther
Description: Tony Sarmiento speaks with Kai Walther about how downtown DC has changed over the past decades.
Subject: DC History Conference; MLK Jr Public Library; AAPI in DC; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Chinatown; Philippines; Fort Campbell, KY; Chevy Chase, DC; Woodrow Wilson High School; Northwest DC; chain restaurants; Woodward and Lothrop's
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4085
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Jeanette Chow Interview, January 26, 2020
Date: January 26, 2020
Creator: Dan Kerr; Jeanette Chow
Description: Native Washingtonian Jeanette Chow talks about her family's involvement in DC's Chinatown and the changes she's seen in the area. Her father came to the District as a teenager to join her grandfather in the laundry business. She remembers spending Sundays in Chinatown with her family in the 1960s and 70s, where they would get dim sum, go to the Chinese Community Church, and shop at Chinese grocery stores. Jeanette remembers how the construction of the Convention Center and the subway in the 70s and 80s changed the area and led to the growth of non-Chinese businesses. She discusses her involvement with the Eastern Wind Newsletter, the first Chinese American newsletter in DC, and reflects on a piece she wrote about the changes in the DC Chinatown community in the late 70s. She talks about the importance of affordable housing for immigrants in order to maintain Chinese heritage and culture in Chinatown. She ends by saying how the older, family organizations have to accomodate the needs of the younger generation. She also thinks it's important for families to educate children in Chinese language and culture.
Subject: Lunar New Year Festival; Chinatown (Washington, D.C.); Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; 1882 Foundation; Chinese Americans; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese heritage; Chinese culture; Anacostia Community Museum; Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum; Dr. Samir Meghelli; Eastern Wind (Asian American community newsletter of Washington, D.C.); Public transportation; Metro; Gallery Place-Chinatown (DC Metro); Convention Center; Wah Luck House; H Street (Washington, D.C.); North Capitol Street (Washington, D.C.); Chinese laundries; Chinese immigrants; immigrants; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese culture; family associations; Local businesses; Chinese-owned businesses; Affordable housing; Gentrification; Urban development
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2035
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Letter from Gil Aurellano to Letitia Gomez
Date: 1993-07-27
Creator: Aurellano, Gil
Description: Letter from Gil Aurellano, vice-president of Asians and Friends-Washington, to Letitia Gomez, president of ENLACE, inviting the members of ENLACE to Asians and Friends-Washington's end-of-summer picnic.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Asian American LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ people of color
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0061
Type: invitations
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98389
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Mengxi "Althea" Rao Interview, May 14, 2020
Date: May 14, 2020
Creator: Mengxi "Althea" Rao; Naoko Wowsugi; Naoko Wowsugi
Description: Artist Althea Rao reflects upon the impact of COVID in her life, especially in relation to immigration issues she has been experiencing since August 2019. Althea is from China, and shares that COVID has not had too much of an impact on her because she's been experiencing many of the issues (unemployment, lack of healthcare, etc.) since the beginning of her problems with immigration. While on a day-to-day level her life has changed with new social distancing measures, she believes that her life has been in limbo for a long time, and she feels full of sympathy for those who are now feeling frustrated with their current situation. Because of her immigration issues, Althea shares that she has not felt the need to find something new to sustain her, but points to her long-term art project with local communities as a positive force. Althea discusses how COVID has impacted the relationship between China and the US, and has shaped the perception and experiences of Asian Americans. She ends by reflecting on how COVID has brought death closer to her and people throughout the world. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: New Haven, CT; ArtSpace; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; art; artist; immigration; China; unemployment; healthcare; social distancing; Asia; Asian Americans; racism; death
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2137
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Interview, October 16, 2021
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Eng, Miu; Kerr, Dan; Eng, Miu; Kerr, Dan
Description: Miu Eng discusses how she first became interested in art, her childhood in DC, and her memories of DC's Chinatown. She elaborates on the themes of her four posters—"A People Emerging," "Strangers No More," "Working Together," and "Perseverance and Progress"—first created for Asian Pacific American Heritage Week in the early 1980s. She offers her thoughts on the ways Asian Americans find community in DC today through various organizations.
Subject: art; Chinatown; Asian American history; poster; childhood; graphic design; community; Asian Pacific American Heritage W
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3216
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 01
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Shenk, Katy
Description: Dan conducts an interview with Sayuri Hanatoyo.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3217
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 02
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Shenk, Katy
Description: Participants design posters under the covered entryway to the MLK Jr. Memorial Library.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3218
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 03
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Sislen, Laura
Description: Participants design posters under the covered entryway to the MLK Jr. Memorial Library.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3219
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 04
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Sislen, Laura
Description: The Truck's display of Miu Eng's artwork from the 1970s and 80s designed to celebrate Asian American Heritage week.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3220
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 05
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Sislen, Laura
Description: The Truck's display of Miu Eng's artwork from the 1970s and 80s designed to celebrate Asian American Heritage week.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3221
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 06
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Sislen, Laura
Description: Examples of Miu's prints and the art supplies participants used to customize their own posters.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3222
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Miu Eng Poster Day 2021 Image 07
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Sislen, Laura
Description: Brushes participants used to design their own posters with ink.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3223
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Oludae Byrd Interview, October 16, 2021
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Byrd, Oludae; Kerr, Dan; Byrd, Oludae; Kerr, Dan
Description: Oludae talks about the design of his poster and his family's trip to the MLK, Jr. Library.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; poster; library; books
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3210
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Sayuri Hanatoyo Interview, October 16, 2021
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Hanatoyo, Sayuri; Kerr, Dan; Hanatoyo, Sayuri; Kerr, Dan
Description: Sayuri describes her poster that she made for her newborn son. She also speaks about the future of Chinatowns as places where Chinese Americans can find community in cities around the world.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; poster; children; family; home
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3213
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Young Pal Stallings Interview, October 16, 2021
Date: October 16, 2021
Creator: Stallings, Young Pal; Shenk, Katy; Stallings, Young Pal; Shenk, Katy
Description: Young Pal discusses his Japanese identity and his experience in an American school. He speaks to the importance of Chinatown for Asian American communities and describes his poster, which he painted with Japanese characters and phrases, inspired by Miu Eng's theme of migration.
Subject: Miu Eng; art; Chinatown; Asian American history; Japanese American; school; poster; migration
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3207
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.