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Prototype's "The Way the Ball Bounces"
Above: Experimental, allergen-free latex products made from guayule. Credit: Jack Dykinga for U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Director Franklin Odo of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program guest writes for the May issue of Prototype, the eNewsletter of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History.
Odo explores the issue of race and innovation in this short and informal essay, bringing to light one of the important innovations by Asian Pacific Americans.
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Initiative
HomeSpun: Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project
HomeSpun is a national grassroots effort to create an exhibit chronicling the history of both immigrants from India and their descendants in America. Though Indian Americans number more than 2.7 million in the United States, the history, contributions, challenges and perspectives of this community have yet to be told at the Smithsonian.
Traveling exhbition
Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon exhibition to open in DC metropolitan area
Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon, Vietnamese America Since 1975 makes its stop in Washington, DC, metropolitan area where it will be on display at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Va, from June 20 until August 30, 2009.
Part of the "Welcome to Smithsonian" video series, this short video explores the APA heritage within the Smithsonian Institution.
The Vietnamese American Curriculum is now available for download. The curriculum is appropriate for grades 6 through 9 and complements the Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon exhibition.
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