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New LibGuide showcases the history of the Asian and Asian American community at Stanford
The University Archives is pleased to announce the publication of a new LibGuide to support research into the history of the Asian and Asian American community at Stanford. This time we enlisted Jessica Cebra, Metadata Management Librarian, who works on metadata projects for content in the Stanford Digital Repository. Read on to learn about Jessica's experience compiling content for the guide!
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Asian American Students' Association records now available via SDR
The University Archives is pleased to showcase the results of ongoing efforts to collect and make available online born-digital materials from Stanford student organizations. The first such collection to be made available via the Stanford Digital Repository is records of the annual "Listen to the Silence" conference organized by the Asian American Students' Association (AASA). AASA, founded at Stanford in 1971, serves the Asian Pacific Islander Community at Stanford through education, organization, service, and action. In addition to being an independent organization, AASA is also the coordinating umbrella organization for over 30 other officially or unofficially affiliated Asian Pacific American groups on campus and is dedicated to fostering open communication and cooperation among these different groups. AASA sponsors several major events each year, including an Asian American issues conference, "Listen to the Silence" (LTS). From the LTS website: "Listen to the Silence" began at Stanford in 1995 out of the need to increase the visibility of Asian American issues and to educate those in the community and beyond about the conditions of the Asian American community. The conference goals have since expanded to include the empowerment of Asian American students to take direct action to improve their communities and work towards social justice. Through the various workshops hosted by students, nonprofits, and community leaders, the Listen to the Silence conference provides a platform for discussion about the intersections of history, identity, and social change to provide an avenue for taking action and creating cross-cultural and cross-campus coalitions. Ultimately, the Listen to the Silence conference aims to provide tangible tools and resources to inspire, educate, and empower participants to work towards creating a more equitable and fair society as part of the broader movement for social justice. The University Archives is working on similar projects with other other student organizations to document and preserve their unique Stanford experience. We look forward to providing updates on our progress.
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Rise Up for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders exhibit
On Monday, May 10, in an act of solidarity, Stanford Libraries staff gathered outside of Lathrop Library while many viewers on Facebook tuned in to the live stream for the raising of the RISE UP – STOP AAPI HATE banner. The raising of the banner commemorated the opening of the Rise Up for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders online exhibit. Vice Provost & University Librarian Michael Keller opened the event with a statement denouncing the violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and his desire for peace among individuals from various backgrounds and ethnicities. He then introduced Astrid Usong, Stanford Libraries UX Designer who served as both visionary and curator for the exhibit. Astrid stated that the goal of the exhibit is to “inform and inspire,” inform about the history of systemic racism against the AAPI community, and inspire activism against the various forms of racism. The exhibit was created by several library staff in response to the anti-Asian hate crimes in Atlanta, Georgia, throughout the United States, and the rise in elder abuse right in our own Bay Area neighborhoods. The online exhibit includes stories of victims whose lives were taken due to recent anti-AAPI hate crimes and of AAPI activists; a timeline, documenting instances of systemic racism against AAPI in the Unites States; points of unity and discord within the Asian American and African American groups; as well as a list of resources to gather more information around these topics. While the online exhibit is live, you should know that it is still a work in progress; additional content, covering more ethnic groups and a broader range of issues will continue to be added until the fall quarter of 2021. The physical exhibit, which will be on view at the East Asia Library in Lathrop, is in progress and is also scheduled to be completed during the fall quarter. Stay tuned for a formal announcement of the complete, online and physical exhibit.
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Together, we rise up to overcome anti-AAPI hate
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