Name
What’s in your Sightline? DC’s Chinatown & Beyond (In-Person)
Date & Time
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Join the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s (APAC) Education Team for a hands-on workshop in the new exhibition, Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond. This exhibition provides glimpses into the complexity and depth of Asian American connections to Washington, D.C. across time. Through artwork, material culture, images, and other graphic material from Smithsonian collections and local D.C. community members, the workshop will address the importance of local, multicultural storytelling and emphasize how local places can be integrated into any school subject area. Overall, educators will explore the importance of documenting local places, encouraging connections to national histories and movements.
Speakers
Emma Chung Trone, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Cathlin Goulding, YURI Education Project
Freda Lin, YURI Education Project
Andrea Kim Neighbors, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Cathlin Goulding, YURI Education Project
Freda Lin, YURI Education Project
Andrea Kim Neighbors, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Session Type
60-minute in-person, hands-on workshop (Wed., July 16 only)
Session Track
Power of Place
Grades
3-5, 6-8
Subject Areas
Social Studies, Visual Arts
Audience
PreK and Elementary School Teachers, Middle and High School Teachers, Media Specialists and Librarians, Museum Educators and Staff, Higher Education, Education Researchers, Non-Profit Organizations in Education
Location Name
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)