Creating Memory &Creating Memory &Representing Identity: Representing Identity:

Archives inArchives inthe Asian American the Asian American

CommunityCommunityVivian WongVivian Wong, PhD Student - UCLA, PhD Student - UCLA

Florante Peter IbanezFlorante Peter Ibanez - Filipino American Library & Loyola Law - Filipino American Library & Loyola Law SchoolSchool

William GowWilliam Gow – Chinese American Historical Society of So. Calif. – Chinese American Historical Society of So. Calif.Mitchell YangsonMitchell Yangson – Filipino American Center - SFPL – Filipino American Center - SFPL Ellen-Rae CacholaEllen-Rae Cachola - - Manilatown Heritage FoundationManilatown Heritage Foundation

Tom IkedaTom Ikeda, Executive Director - DENSHO, Executive Director - DENSHODr. Anne GillilandDr. Anne Gilliland, Chair – UCLA Graduate School of Information , Chair – UCLA Graduate School of Information

StudiesStudies

August 30, 2008 – August 30, 2008 – Panel for SAA 2008 – Panel for SAA 2008 – Session Session 708708

Filipinos in Louisiana Filipinos in Louisiana by Marina by Marina EspinaEspina

Chinatown & Japan town Ethnic Enclaves

Positively No Filipinos Allowed1930 - Stockton, CA

Judge, Arkell Publishing Company, New York, April 13, 1898 [artist:’Zim’ Eugene Zimmerman]

The 1960’s &70’sThe 1960’s &70’s

““Serve the People”Serve the People”

The People United! Will Never be Defeated!

Archival Institutions Archival Institutions Overlook Communities of Overlook Communities of

ColorColor1969 GIDRA Newspaper (Los Angeles)1969 GIDRA Newspaper (Los Angeles)1970 Visual Communications (Los 1970 Visual Communications (Los

Angeles)Angeles)1971 Amerasia Bookstore (Los Angeles)1971 Amerasia Bookstore (Los Angeles)1980 Center for Asian American Media 1980 Center for Asian American Media

(formerly NAATA, San (formerly NAATA, San Francisco)Francisco)

1980 Museum of Chinese in America 1980 Museum of Chinese in America (New York)(New York)

1982 Filipino American National 1982 Filipino American National Historical Historical Society (Seattle)Society (Seattle)

1983 Angel Island Immigration Station 1983 Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (San Francisco)Foundation (San Francisco)

1985 Japanese American National 1985 Japanese American National Museum Museum

(Los Angeles)(Los Angeles)

VC Archives are being entered into a database and films moved to the Academy of Motion Pictures – Arts & Sciences

Asian American Studies Asian American Studies Center UCLACenter UCLA

"The Center will hopefully enrich the experience "The Center will hopefully enrich the experience of the entire university by contributing to an of the entire university by contributing to an understanding of the long neglected history, understanding of the long neglected history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our society."Asian Americans in our society."

-- from the Center Steering Committee -- from the Center Steering Committee Mission Statement, 1969Mission Statement, 1969

Sorting the 80 Boxes of Philippine Anti-Sorting the 80 Boxes of Philippine Anti-Martial Law documents, publications Martial Law documents, publications

and photos from various U.S. and photos from various U.S. organizations in the de la Cruz family organizations in the de la Cruz family

garage.garage.

Education needed within Education needed within the Asian /Pacific American the Asian /Pacific American

CommunityCommunity Museum / Gallery – Art, Artifacts for Public Exhibits Museum / Gallery – Art, Artifacts for Public Exhibits ((

Japanese American National MuseumJapanese American National Museum, , Chinese American MuseumChinese American Museum, Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles, CA)

Archive – Primary materials like Documents & Manuscripts Archive – Primary materials like Documents & Manuscripts & Ephemera usually accessed by appointment for research & Ephemera usually accessed by appointment for research ((National Pinoy Archives – FANHS, SeattleNational Pinoy Archives – FANHS, Seattle, WA), WA)

Library – Books & Publications & Multimedia materials Library – Books & Publications & Multimedia materials ((Japanese American National LibraryJapanese American National Library, San Francisco, CA), San Francisco, CA)

Online Archives – Multimedia websites of oral histories, Online Archives – Multimedia websites of oral histories, photos and documents for wide access photos and documents for wide access ((Go For Broke Educational FoundationGo For Broke Educational Foundation, , Gardena, CA)Gardena, CA)

Historical Societies – Grass Roots Community Based Historical Societies – Grass Roots Community Based ((So. California Chinese American Historical SocietySo. California Chinese American Historical Society))

More Asian/Pacific More Asian/Pacific American Information American Information

OrganizationsOrganizations Southeast Asian American ArchivesSoutheast Asian American Archives – U.C. Irvine– U.C. Irvine

Angel Island FoundationAngel Island Foundation – – San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay Immigration ExhibitImmigration Exhibit

San Francisco Public Library San Francisco Public Library with Filipino American Center with Filipino American Center

Wing Luke MuseumWing Luke Museum, Seattle, WA –, Seattle, WA –Pan Asian American collectionsPan Asian American collections

Little Manila FoundationLittle Manila Foundation , Stockton, CA – Possible , Stockton, CA – Possible Future Site for FANHS Museum – Daguhoy Lodge Future Site for FANHS Museum – Daguhoy Lodge Basement Basement MuseumMuseum

JANM in Los AngelesLittle Tokyo

http://janm.org

http://www.kamuseum.org/

UCLA in LA Project with Community Partnerships

UC Irvine’s Southeast Asian American Archives (online & in the UCI Library)

Looking Forward Looking Forward from the Pastfrom the Past

Building a Filipino American Building a Filipino American Museum & Research Library: Museum & Research Library:

Obstacles to DevelopmentObstacles to Developmentand Creating a Memory Space and Creating a Memory Space

V-FAMV-FAMby Florante Peter Ibanez Enrolled in the UCLA Joint MLIS and MA Program in Information Studies and Asian American Studies

Presented at the 2005 Association of Asian American Studies ConferenceApril 23, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA

National Pinoy Archives National Pinoy Archives of theof the

Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) – Seattle, WA

Fred and Dorothy CordovaFred and Dorothy Cordovafounders of FANHSfounders of FANHS

Smithsonian Institution 2006

Currently on Exhibition at Remy’s on Temple in Los Angeles Historic FilipinotownAugust 2nd thru October 26th

"Exit Saigon, Enter Little "Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon"Saigon"

Opened Opened January 19, January 19, 20072007,, at the at the Smithsonian S. Dillon Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center, Ripley Center, Concourse Gallery. The Concourse Gallery. The exhibit tells the story exhibit tells the story of the Vietnamese of the Vietnamese American experience American experience in America, from the in America, from the significant influx in significant influx in 1975 to the present. 1975 to the present.

Royal “Uncle Roy” MoralesRoyal “Uncle Roy” MoralesHero/Teacher/Activist/Social Hero/Teacher/Activist/Social

WorkerWorker

Born May 28, 1932Los Angeles, CA

Gone to God January 23, 2001 At home in Gardena, CA

The Morales Garage as The Morales Garage as StorageStorage

The holdings appear to consist of:The holdings appear to consist of: 6 office size metal file cabinets with 4 drawers 6 office size metal file cabinets with 4 drawers

containing personal papers and community containing personal papers and community souvenir and conference programssouvenir and conference programs

4 large Xerox boxes of photographs & 4 large Xerox boxes of photographs & negativesnegatives

Mixed in are family materials that need to be Mixed in are family materials that need to be separated out with family assistanceseparated out with family assistance

There are probably a few more boxes that were There are probably a few more boxes that were not accessible at the time of this first not accessible at the time of this first inspectioninspection

http://filipinoamericanlibrary.org

2007 Archives Bazaar at the Huntington Library, Pasadena, CA

Founder of the Filipino Founder of the Filipino American LibraryAmerican Library

Helen Agcaoili Helen Agcaoili Summers BrownSummers Brown

1937 UCLA Alumni BA 1937 UCLA Alumni BA & &

1939 Masters in 1939 Masters in Education Possibly the Education Possibly the first Filipina American first Filipina American

UCLA GraduateUCLA Graduate(son, George Brown (son, George Brown

standing)standing)

A short clip A short clip from:from:

““got book?got book? Auntie Helen’s Gift of books”

Keeping it REALKeeping it REAL Libraries, Archives & Museums are repositories that Libraries, Archives & Museums are repositories that

should should house the collective memory of all house the collective memory of all AmericansAmericans

We need to identify what and who are important to We need to identify what and who are important to document and preserve from our own document and preserve from our own

communitiescommunities We need to instigate actions for ourselves – We need to instigate actions for ourselves –

nobody else will do it for us…… nobody else will do it for us…… We must partner with friends to move our collections We must partner with friends to move our collections

more more into the mainstreaminto the mainstream We need to train and place minority librarians, We need to train and place minority librarians,

archivists & archivists & curators into positions as decision curators into positions as decision makersmakers

We need to encourage our youth that more We need to encourage our youth that more professionals are professionals are needed and that archives are needed and that archives are EXCITING!!!EXCITING!!!

Filipino American UCLA Information Studies 2006 cohort joins host, UCLA Librarian Eloisa Borah & Jonathan Lorenzo, Administrator

of the Filipino American Library for Pizza at UCLA.

The NEW Crop of Information Professionals