Results for "Indian American Story: Blog for the Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project (Blog)"
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3/19/2016: Help Us Write Minority Women into History
- Date: March 15, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8825,size=300,left]It is once again time to come together for a day of Wikipedia! Join Smithsonian and U.S. National Archives staff, as well as local Wikipedian volunteers, for a Women's History Month/Museum Day Live! edit-a-thon on Saturday March 19th, 10am-3pm, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Sign up for a wikipedia
Color History with the Smithsonian Recap!
- Date: April 5, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, over 30 volunteers showed up at the National Museum of the American Indian to write minority women into digital history during a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in honor of Women's History Month. On the to-do list were artists, educators, activists, Smithsonian employees, the first Chinese-American female dentist, and the African-American woman who
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Solving the unsolved
- Date: April 9, 2010
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="Himantura signifier (Stingray), 2002, by Sandra J. Raredon, Digital Radiograph, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Fishes, Image ID# AFS 266"][/caption] The Smithsonian is hosting an online conference about problem-solving which will look at how we are working on solving some of our most complicated issues,
Link Love: 2/23/2018
- Date: February 23, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Oxford University quantum physicist, David Nadlinger, captured the image of a single cell in an excited state. [via Colossal] The new director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art looks at how costumes in the new movie, Black Panther, reflect traditional African dress and its influence on the world.Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and
Link Love: 3/9/2018
- Date: March 9, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: 2018 Women's History Month edition!Little-known Hungarian art deco designer, Ilonka Karasz, has a solo show at the Cooper Hewitt [via Antiques and the Arts Weekly]The New York Times is trying to right the gender imbalance in their obituary archive by adding obits for 15 historic women including activist Ida B. Wells, feminist poet Qiu Jin, and mathematician Ada Lovelace...with
Ask an Archivist: Bring Your Questions October 29th
- Date: October 28, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Ask Smithsonian conservators and archivists questions about your personal collection on Facebook, Tuesday, October 29th.
Link Love: 3/16/2018
- Date: March 16, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Apparently black holes are not a one-way vortex we assumed. This image from NASA demonstrates objects projecting out of black holes! [via The Space Academy]The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will acquire records of The Academy of Washington, D.C., an LGBT organization that produced nationally-recognized drag pageants. [via Washington Blade]You can vote on
Link Love: 6/17/2016
- Date: June 17, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The ever curious story of mailing children by U.S.P.S. [via Smithsonian Magazine]The 2016 American Alliance of Museums MUSE tech award winners were announced, and the Smithsonian Transcription Center won! [via Center for the Future of Museums]A behind-the-scenes look at Google Cultural Institute. [via Wired UK]A super interesting project, Display at Your Own Risk, examining
What’s not to love about slideshows?
- Date: February 10, 2010
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
Link Love: 4/27/2018
- Date: April 27, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: You can now step inside a Klimt painting in these large-scale immersive environments brought to you by projection technology. [via Artsy]Don't be surprised if you encounter an inquisitive robot on your next visit to the Smithsonian. [via Digital Trends]U.S. National Archives is now publishing a public dashboard which logs any notices received of unauthorized records
Link Love: 8/3/2018
- Date: August 3, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Classical paintings updated for the 21st century. [via Golem 13]The Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Library has finished digitizing the papers of gunslinger Wyatt Earp. [via Info Docket]What role does art play with all the pressing matters in our world? The Smithsonian's Secretary gathers a panel of artists, writers, and critics to weigh-in. [via Second Opinion] What
Some Archives Technologist Career Advice
- Date: May 24, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: This is the latest post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professionals. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out our previous posts, and don’t be afraid to let us know who you would like to hear from next!The Archives has