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INTERNSHIPS
Cultural
Resources Diversity Internship Program
The
Cultural
Resources Diversity Internship Program will cosponsor
15 interns during the summer 2006 and 2 interns
during the academic year 2006-2007. Participating
host sponsors include the Route 66 Corridor Preservation
Program, the Historic American Buildings
Survey,
the Booker T. Washington National Monument,
and the National Parks Conservation Association in
Washington, DC.
BE
A HOST INTERN SPONSOR
Internship
projects are selected competitively based
on the quality of the proposed work and the commitment
of the intern supervisor to mentoring a student who is
working in this field for the first time. As a result
of this program, interns gain a better understanding
of the work of historians, historical architects, archeologists,
curators, and others in the cultural resources/historic
preservation field. They return to their academic
studies with a new focus on career possibilities. The
National Park Service and partnership organizations have
the opportunity to meet promising young people who might
choose to work in the field. Learn more about
becoming a host
intern sponsor.
BE
AN INTERN
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Diversity
Interns visited the Mary
McLeod Bethune Council House in August 2004 during
the annual Career Workshop held in Washington, DC.
Courtesy Michele Gates Moresi.
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Undergraduate
and graduate students are eligible to
apply. Students interested in applying should review
the frequently
asked questions for students and then contact Justin
Chow at
the Student
Conservation Association, 703.524.2441. For additional
information on the program, contact Turkiya
Lowe at
the National Park Service.
PUBLICATIONS
Asian
Reflections on the American Landscape: Identifying and
Interpreting Asian Heritage
Asian
Reflections on the American Landscape: Identifying and Interrpreting
Asian Heritage examines the multiple Asian cultures in the
United States and their influece upom the nation's built
environment. Asian Reflections provides a summary history
and addresses examples of historic places that have been
documented and interpreted for their association with Asian
heritage. The publication was prepared for preservationists,
researchers, educators,
and
member
of the
general public
who are involved in the identification and preservation of
historic places in their communities. The publication is
available in PDF format. For a hard copy, email: WASO_CRDP_INFO@nps.gov
or phone: 202/354-2276.
Heritage
Matters Newsletter
Heritage
Matters is a newsletter that covers the "news of the nation's
diverse cultural heritage." It contains short news items on
diverse communities and diverse cultural heritage. Issued twice
a year, the newsletter is distributed free of charge to over
a thousand diverse organizations, minority colleges and universities,
preservation organizations at all levels of government, and
interested persons. The newsletter offers an opportunity for
students to contribute articles on their work and academic studies
and for organizations to publicize their work. Articles for
the newsletter may be submitted to Brian
Joyner.
NOTICE:
Heritage Matters Call
for Articles
RESEARCH
Presenting
Race & Slavery at Historic Sites
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Slave
quarters at Arlington House in Virginia. Courtesy Daphne
C. Dador.
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The
first survey of the "Presenting Race and Slavery at
Historic Sites" research project has been completed
at Arlington House/Robert E. Lee National Memorial and a
report of the
results
is available in PDF
format.
"Presenting
Race and Slavery at Historic Sites" is a cooperative
research project between the National Park Service and
the Center for the Study of Public Culture and Public History
of The George Washington University. The research project
analyzes the presentation of the issues of race and slavery
at major National Park Service historic sites:surveys
and reports have been completed at Arlington
House/Robert E. Lee National Memorial,
and Manassas National
Battlefield Park. Researchers conduct surveys of
visitors and frontline staff to discuss their perceptions
on how race and slavery are presented
at these sites. A final report by an appointed graduate
student
summarizes the methodology of the study, highlights
the results of the surveys, and presents relevant historical
scholarship
pertinent to interpretation at each site. The project research
team develops recommendations in consultation with
site administrators. These reports are shared with
interested
NPS staff and others. Preliminary research will began in
2003 and continues through 2006.
For
additional information, contact Brian
Joyner.
Cultural
Heritage Needs Assessment Project: Phase I
The
"Cultural Heritage Needs Assessment Project" seeks
to expand consultation with diverse cultural communities, e.g.,
African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano
groups, and others in order to gain a better understanding of
what aspects of cultural heritage are important to minority
cultures and what the federal government's cultural programs
could do to better address these aspects of heritage. Phase
One, to be carried out during 2002-2003, devotes particular
attention to three non-majoritarian groups: African Americans,
Mexican Americans, and Filipino Americans. The methodology,
which is similar to that employed in the National Park Service's
1990 report, Keepers of the Treasures: Protecting Historic
Properties and Cultural Traditions on Indian Lands, emphasizes
consultation with community members as well as professionals
in the heritage fields, through interviews, meetings, and site
visits. The study will concentrate on three regions of the country,
one of which will be the New York City area. The
draft report is available in PDF
format.
For
additional information, contact Toni
Lee
Hispanic
American Heritage: Cultural Traditions
and the Built Environment
The
Cultural Resources Diversity Program is currently conducting
research for a new publication on National Park Service cultural
resources in Hispanic and Latino heritage in America. This publication
will provide a resource for the interpretation of historic sites,
structures, and landscapes as they pertain to Hispanic and Latino
peoples in America. This resource is intended to provide guidance
and suggestions to identify themes, social history topics, and
historic places that reflect the cultural heritage of Hispanic
and Latino peoples in the United States. Research consists of
examining the diaspora of Hispanic people throughout the United
States; identifying the major scholarship on the topic; and
collecting information on Hispanic cultural heritage within
the National Park Service cultural resources programs (National
Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmarks, Historic
American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record).
For
additional information, contact Brian
Joyner.
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