WikiAPA Asian Pacific America ♥ Wikipedia
Wikipedia is awesome!!
But even though it’s one of the most widely-used information sources online, there’s always room for improvement, especially when it comes to underrepresented communities.
That’s why the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is hosting WikiAPA, a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons!
In cities all throughout the U.S., we’re encouraging people to get together to create and update Wikipedia articles around Asian Pacific American content. We hope you’ll join us in the wiki-magic!
RSVP for a WikiAPA event near you Learn how to host a WikiAPA event in your city
See our Tumblr of APA artists that we’ll work on!
*Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia where articles are created, edited and moderated completely by volunteers in the public. That includes you!
WikiAPA 2015: Asian Pacific America ♥ Wikipedia
All throughout September 2015, we’re partnering with museums, universities and community groups to present WikiAPA events across the country to bring you WikiAPA Art, focused on Asian and Asian Pacific American art and artists!
Wed Sept 2:
New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art Library
w/ Wikimedia NYC & the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU
Sun Sept 13:
Los Angeles / Pasadena, CA
ArtCenter College of Design Library
w/ Asian Pacific American Librarians Association
Fri Sept 18:
Oakland, CA
Oakland Museum of California
w/ API Equality – Northern California
Sat Sept 26:
Austin, TX
Asian American Resource Center
w/ the UTexas chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology
Sat Sept 26:
Bangkok, Thailand
DTAC Headquarter
w/ Wikimedians in Thailand User Group
Tue Sept 29:
Chicago, IL
University of Illinois at Chicago Library
w/ Laura Kina & DePaul University
Details & RSVP also available on the WikiAPA Wikipedia Meetup page
*We’re constantly adding more cities, so stay tuned!
We recommend creating a Wikipedia account (soooo quick & easy!) prior to coming to the event.
Want to organize a WikiAPA event in your city?
We’re hoping to activate WikiAPA events in cities all across the U.S. throughout September 2015! If you’re interested, please contact us below.
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Also, check out:
8 steps to hosting an awesome Wikipedia edit-a-thon
