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In celebration of our graduating student archivists: A farewell - Jessica Salow
Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We wrap up the entries for the Spring 2021 semester with a farewell to our beloved student archivists Myra Khan, Elise Daniells, Denise Mosso Ruiz, and Kate Saunders. As many of you have seen since the relaun...
The role of oral traditions within marginalized societies and their validity within archives - Myra Khan
Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We continue this semester’s CDA blog with a submission from Myra Khan, our amazing student archivist who is currently a senior at Arizona State University (ASU) studying Sustainability with a minor in Political Science and Transborder S...
Untold History: Filipino Movement and Cesar Chavez - Denise Mosso Ruiz
Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We continue this semester’s CDA blog with a submission from Denise Mosso Ruiz, another one of our amazing student archivists on the CDA team who is currently a senior at Arizona State University (ASU) studying Sustainability. Denise’s p...
Community-Driven Archives Initiative's statement on Asian Americans Pacific Islander (AAPI) Violence
The Community-Driven Archives Initiative team stands in solidarity with the Asian Pacific American community in light of the horrific murder of eight individuals by a mass shooter on March 16th. We mourn the unjust deaths of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, and...
Tutnese: The lost language of the enslaved- Elise Daniells
Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We continue this semester’s CDA blog with a submission from Elise Daniells, one of our amazing student archivists on the CDA team who is a graduate student studying to get her masters in Opera Performance. Elise’s post is a wonderful in...
Love in all forms - Myra Khan
Welcome back to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and we hope 2021 will be a great year for everyone. We start this semester’s CDA blog with a submission from Myra Khan, one of our amazing student archivists who is currently a senior at...
Happy Holidays from the Community-Driven Archives Initiative - Denise Mosso Ruiz
*Note - The Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog will be on hiatus until February 2021* CDA will like to wish everyone Happy Holidays, and that everyone enjoys a safe social distance holiday. Even though we cannot see many of our loved ones during this holiday season remember we are maki...
Reflection of event "CDA Virtual Kids Camp" - Denise Mosso Ruiz
In the second week of August 2020, I hosted a three-day event, hosting a workshop per day which was called “ CDA Virtual Kids Camp”. Day 1 consisted of story time where the children’s picture book “Julian is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love was read, day 2 consisted of an arts and craft session where crow...
Reflection of event “Family Legacies, Imagined and Remembered” with Desert Diwata - Myra Khan
Last week, I co-facilitated a family photo and memory workshop entitled “Family Legacies, Imagined and Remembered” with the wonderful steering committee of Desert Diwata. The first half of the event consisted of a photo analysis workshop while the second half encouraged participants to engage their ...