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Collection Creator::

Smithsonian Institution. Asian Pacific American Program  Search this

Container:

Electronic Records

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-562, Smithsonian Institution. Asian Pacific American Program, Website Records

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Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Creator::

Smithsonian Institution. Asian Pacific American Program  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Electronic records

Web sites

Date:

2011-2012

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of one website and four blogs maintained by the Asian Pacific American Program.

The "HomeSpun: The Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project" website, crawled June 8, 2012, documents an initiative to create an exhibition chronicling the story of immigrants from India and their descendants in America. The website includes general information about the program and links to related resources. It also serves as a fund raising component for the project.

"HomeSpun Blog The Indian American Story," crawled July 28, 2011, chronicles the latest Indian American issues and about happenings at HomeSpun: The Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project and at the Asian Pacific American Project. The blog was opened in July 2009.

The "BookDragon" blog, crawled July 28, 2011, reviews books which predominantly highlight the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to the American experience and world cultures. The blog was opened in March 2009, but was also populated with older reviews from other sources which were back-dated.

The "Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program News and Events" blog, crawled June 11, 2012, announces new initiatives, exhibitions, and events and provides updates on ongoing programs.

"The May Project" blog, captured as a series of screenshots on June 7, 2012, celebrates Asian Pacific American perspectives from Smithsonian staff, volunteers, interns, and friends. It features images of the bloggers and short stories about their experiences. The blog was opened in May 2012.

Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:

Web sites  Search this

Blogs  Search this

Museums -- Public relations  Search this

Special events  Search this

Asian Americans  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Pacific Islanders  Search this

Fund raising  Search this

East Indian Americans  Search this

Genre/Form:

Electronic records

Web sites

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-562, Smithsonian Institution. Asian Pacific American Program, Website Records

Identifier:

Accession 12-562

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Website Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa12-562

Container:

Electronic Records

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-067, Smithsonian Institution. Asian Pacific American Center, Website Records

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Website Records

Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa15-067-refidd1e219

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Electronic records

Date:

2013-2014

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of the Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) website and the "Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program News and Events" blog.

The website, crawled September 15, 2014, includes announcements, online exhibitions, and information about events and physical exhibitions curated by APAC. Due to technical issues, much of the "Now: Live from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center" blog, which is hosted on the website, is not included in this accession.

The "Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program News and Events" blog, crawled on September 16, 2014, announces new initiatives, exhibitions, and events and provides updates on ongoing programs. The blog has not been updated since December 2013. Due to technical issues, the earliest post included in this accession is dated July 22, 2013.

Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:

Web sites  Search this

Blogs  Search this

Museums -- Public relations  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Special events  Search this

Asian Americans  Search this

Genre/Form:

Electronic records

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-067, Smithsonian Institution. Asian Pacific American Center, Website Records

Identifier:

Accession 15-067

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Website Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa15-067

Container:

Electronic Records

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-058, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Website Records

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Website Records

Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa14-058-refidd1e352

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Electronic records

Web sites

Date:

2009-2013

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of three websites and four blogs maintained by the Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) as they existed on August 9, 2013.

The main APAC website highlights and promotes Asian Pacific American events, exhibitions, and collections around the Smithsonian Institution. It also provides links to resources at other institutions.

The "Congressional Gold Medal Experience" website was developed jointly with the National Veterans Network. It is an interactive social learning application and website that introduces the stories of Japanese American World War II veterans based on six character values - courage, respect, humility, perseverance, compassion, and citizenship. Visitors and users are encouraged to share their own stories in an effort to promote character based inter-generational storytelling.

The "Smithsonian Filipino American Heritage" website documents Smithsonian Institution events, exhibitions, and educational activities surrounding "A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story," a nationwide commemoration of the centennial of Filipino migration to the United States. It also provides links to resources from other institutions.

"Indian American Story: Blog for the Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project" chronicles the latest Indian American issues and happenings at the Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project and at the APAC. The blog was opened in July 2009 and was originally titled "HomeSpun Blog - The Indian American Story."

The "BookDragon" blog reviews books which predominantly highlight the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to the American experience and world cultures. The blog was opened in March 2009 but was also populated with older reviews from other sources which were back-dated.

The "Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program News and Events" blog announces new initiatives, exhibitions, and events and provides updates on ongoing programs.

"The May Project" blog, available through its Tumblr account, celebrates Asian Pacific American perspectives from Smithsonian staff, volunteers, interns, and friends. It features images of the bloggers and short stories about their experiences. The blog was opened in May 2012.

Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:

Web sites  Search this

Blogs  Search this

Museums -- Public relations  Search this

Special events  Search this

Asian Americans  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Pacific Islanders  Search this

East Indian Americans  Search this

Japanese American veterans  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Museums -- Educational aspects  Search this

Filipino Americans  Search this

Genre/Form:

Electronic records

Web sites

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-058, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Website Records

Identifier:

Accession 14-058

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Website Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa14-058