Hello everyone!



Greetings! My name is David Carlson. I'm a PhD candidate at the University
of Washington. Renae Campbell (University of Idaho) and I are in the
process of organizing a SHA symposium on Asian-Pacific Islander (API)
heritage and immigrant/descendant archaeology in North America (*), and we
would like to invite anyone interested to participate.


We have attached an abstract below. If you are interested in participating
in this symposium, please email us as soon as possible so that we can
generate a list of presenters before submitting to the SHA!  We have
several participants lined up, but need at least a few more to justify a
session.


If you would like more information, you can read a brief description of our
interests in organizing this symposium (
http://davidrcarlson.net/files/2017_SHA_API_Symposium.pdf), or contact
either of us (David at [log in to unmask], Renae at [log in to unmask]).
We look forward to hearing from you soon!


Sincerely and Respectfully,



David Carlson and Renae Campbell



(*) We use the term “Asian-Pacific Islander” here to refer to both American
and Canadian citizens of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.



=================Abstract========================



Writing Inequality, Endurance, and Transnationalism: The Archaeology of
Asian-Pacific Islander Immigrants and their Descendants in North America



This session brings together archaeologists investigating Asian and Pacific
Islander experiences from 19th to 20th century North America. Rather than
focus on a specific group (e.g. Chinese or Japanese Americans), we touch
upon a range of research so as to map the diversity of archaeological
thought. Presenters will share research goals, theoretical and
methodological concepts, and/or outreach and collaborative practices used
to investigate everything from railroad workers to Japanese American WWII
Incarceration. Through this symposium, we will address three questions:
What has been done thus far? What and where are the theoretical and topical
convergences and divergences? And where do we go from here? In addressing
this topic in such a broad manner, we hope to create the kind of
disciplinary networks and dialogue necessary to critically and
self-reflexively engage in the writing of Asian and Pacific Islander
descendant’s histories in North America.


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David Carlson, M.A.
Principle Investigator, *Issei* at Barneston Project
Project Website: http://blogs.uw.edu/davidrcn
Email: davidrcn[at]uw.edu

Graduate Student, Archaeology Program
Department of Anthropology
University of Washington
Personal Website: http://davidrcarlson.net

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