PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
I am interested in a session (roundtable or structured conversation or panel) on how public historians discuss African-Asian North American Relations. Here are some guiding questions I am considering:
- How do we discuss efforts at solidarity and coalition building?
- How do we discuss tensions and power relations between these communities?
- How do we discuss forces designed to break apart efforts at solidarity and coalition building?
- Do we (and how do we) compare experiences between these communities?
- Should (and how do) public history institutions aid efforts at solidarity and coalition building?
DESCRIPTION
My goal is to bring more attention to this under-discussed topic. I am primarily seeking more panelists, but I also welcome feedback and other expressions of interest.
If you have a direct offer of assistance, sensitive criticism, or wish to pass along someone’s contact information confidentially, please get in contact directly: Eric Hung, [email protected]
ALL FEEDBACK AND OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY JULY 10, 2024. If you have general ideas or feedback to share, please feel free to use the comments feature below.
Greetings! This is a large and important topic. Can you share more about the specific context that has prompted these questions for you? What time and place have you experienced efforts at coalition building? If you would be willing to share more specific details, it might be easier for other people to envision how their experiences might speak to the questions that you have.
I agree with Kirsten’s recommendation about sharing more details in what you’re thinking and how you landed on this particular issue. I am intrigued but it seems very vague–and I’d love to be able to point to some resources/panelists with more detail. I feel like you’re on to something here, but more information would help solidify it.