I had a surreal moment at the #WikiAPA Editathon at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on Wednesday night when I walked to the front of the room and was greeted by my own Wikipedia page being edited in real time by someone in the room.
Lia Chang and her Wikipedia page on the screen at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Vic Huey
Since this was an evening focused on Wikipedia editing, dedicated to creating, updating, and improving articles about Asian Pacific American art and artists, it just goes to show you that we all could use a little improvement.
Hosted at The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and Wikimedia NYC, this meetup focused on unearthing information about our creatively-rich community that has historically been overlooked.
It was dedicated to increasing the presence of cultural, historic, and artistic information on Wikipedia pertaining to Asian Pacific American (“APA”) experiences. Books on the Asian Pacific American experience were provided by the A/P/A INSTITUTE AT NYU for reference.
Adriel Luis, Curator -Digital & Emerging Media, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center speaks at Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
Upon my arrival, I was handed a Wikipedia markup cheatsheet which covers the formatting needed for editing Wikipedia articles with wiki markup.
Wikipedia markup cheatsheet at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
It was a great turnout, and while some brought laptops, some attendees could be seen working on their iPads, tablets and smartphones.
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
Ann Matsuuchi, Instructional Techology Librarian/Professor, LaGuardia Community College, Adriel Luis, Curator -Digital & Emerging Media, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and Nancy A. Bulalacao-Leung, co-founder of Filipino American Museum (FAM), were among the speakers.
Lia Chang, Adriel Luis and Ann Matsuchi attend the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
Check back for my in-depth interview with Adriel.
FAM co-founder, Nancy A. Bulalacao-Leung speaks at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
The event kicks off a month-long series of #WikiAPA meetups across the U.S. hosted by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Washington DC (9/4), Los Angeles (9/13), Seattle (9/17), Oakland (9/18), Bangkok (9/26), Chicago (9/29), San Diego (9/30) as well as remotely, with participants taking part from all throughout the world. More are still being added.
Washington, DC
- Date: Friday, September 4, 2015
- Time: 1:00 pm.– 5:00 pm EDT
- Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Details: WikiAPA Editathon 2015 in Washington, DCCheck out the #WikiAPA in the city near you.
For more information about the #WikiAPA series, please visit Smithsonian APA – Wiki or follow #WikiAPA on Twitter.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia_APA
http://smithsonianapa.org/wiki/
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Editathon at Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 2, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang
Los Angeles / Pasadena
- Date: Sunday, September 13, 2015
- Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Location: Art Center College of Design, James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library
Oakland
- Date: Friday, September 18, 2015
- Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
- Location: Oakland Museum of California
- RSVP: Eventbrite
Seattle
- Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
- Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Location: Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, at
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719 S King Street - Public transit: Link Light Rail (International District/Chinatown), King County Metro
- Proposed scope of work
- Please RSVP: here
Click here to RSVP for Chicago’s #WikiAPA on Tuesday, September 29, 2015.
San Diego
- Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
- Time: 2:00 pm.– 5:00 pm PST
- Location: Geisel Library, University of California San Diego
- RSVP: WikiAPA Editathon 2015 in San Diego, California
Global Campaign: Asia
Bangkok
- Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
- Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Location: dtac headquater, Chamchuri Square [1]
- Public transit: MRT (Bangkok)
- Please RSVP: m:Wikimedians in Thailand/2015 Smithsonian APA
Lia Chang
Lia Chang is an award-winning filmmaker, a Best Actress nominee, a photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and Hide and Seek. She is profiled in FebOne1960.com Blog, Jade Magazine and Playbill.com.
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