Happy New Year from HomeSpun
Happy New Year from HomeSpun
The end of a year is a good time to look back, reflecting on achievements, and to look forward to see what we still need to accomplish. I joined the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program almost a year ago to curate HomeSpun: Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project. I was driven by the challenge to build an exhibition that told the stories of Indian immigrants and later generations in the United States.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Advisory Council, the Academic Committee, and our loyal friends. HomeSpun would not be where it is today without your help. Other remarkable people have added to HomeSpun through their participation in the exhibition, including noted pioneers of the nation. These range from IT visionaries, noted physicians, award-winning authors, a Super Bowl champion, elected officials, celebrities, musicians and dancers, and more.
It is the inspiring efforts of everyday persons I have met that is our story, whether of the immigrant physician who arrived in the 1950s, the mother and daughter who show unconditional love for one another as they struggle over generational divides, or the families who support their children as they enter spelling bees, hip hop, and everything in between.
Happy 2012!
Pawan Dhingra
Curator, HomeSpun: Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project
Click to download the AAHOA Magazine article.
HomeSpun was recently featured in the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) magazine. Click here to download a PDF of the article.
Donations may be made online at http://homespun.si.edu/donation/ or download our pledge form and mail it to:
Smithsonian APA Program
Capital Gallery
Suite 7065, MRC 516
P.O. Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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