Here are some things to think about:
Who is in your own gallery of valued cultural treasures?
From who have you learned? (And what?)
What do you value and want to pass on?
Where have you taken a stand?
Questions to ask:
- Can you tell us about where and how you grew up?
- How did you became an artist or activist?
- What are the most important things you have learned in your life?
- What were some of the challenges you have faced?
- What words of wisdom, or important lessons, do you want to pass on?
- Who were your most important teachers or influences?
- When did you take a stand?
- Tell us the story of a song, story, dance or event/time that you will never forget, or that is important to you.
Artists, Activists, & Elders
Born: Minnesota
Known for: Being the Executive Director of Asian Americans United and running youth leadership programs at AAU; being one of eleven founders of the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School; being an activist in the Asian American student movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the anti-nuclear movement, and the movement for indigenous land rights in the Black Hills.
Favorite culture tool: Activism