Dear friends and colleagues [with apologies for cross-posting],
I am pleased to announce the launch of our new digital archaeology exhibit,
"There Was A Chinatown Here: Objects and Stories from Downtown San Jose."
http://www.chinesemuseum.historysanjose.org/
"There Was a Chinatown Here" uses artifact-based interpretations to tell the
story of San Jose's first Chinese community, the Market Street Chinatown
(1866-1887). The exhibit is a collaboration between local Chinese Americans,
archaeologists, educators, and museum staff.
The digital exhibit is linked through QR codes to artifact displays in the
Chinese American Historical Museum in San Jose's History Park. On-site
museum visitors can scan the QR codes with their smartphone or tablet to be
instantly linked to the videos, photographs, and stories in the digital
exhibit. Off-site, the exhibit can be accessed through any web browser.
This digital exhibit was produced by the Market Street Chinatown Archaeology
Project, a collaborative research and education program among Chinese
Historical and CuItural Project, History San Jose, Stanford University, and
Environmental Science Associates. Financial support was generously provided
by the Stanford University Office for Community Engagement, the Stanford
Archaeology Center, and the Department of Anthropology.
Sincerely,
Barbara L. Voss, Principal Investigator, Market Street Chinatown Archaeology
Project
--Barb
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Barbara L. Voss, Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 50, Main Quad
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305-2034
650 723-3421 (dept office)
650 725-0605 (fax)
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