Events
Connecting with the Diverse Voices in Your Community
Date and Time
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Description
The demographics of West Michigan have changed a lot since the region found itself being settled by Dutch families and other European immigrants. More recent migration and immigration during the mid-twentieth century onwards resulted in increasing racial and ethnic diversity as Latino, Asian, and African American families made the area their home. And, these established and newer residents co-exist with the Indigenous communities who inhabited the region long before Europeans arrived.
As organizations recognize the changing shift of their communities and seek to enhance their collections to capture these multicultural experiences, there’s a desire to ensure diverse voices are centered. So how do we do that? This workshop will provide tools to improve our collective cultural competencies to engage a wide ranging audience. We will consider what it means to work with communities who may not reflect our family backgrounds and how to intentionally and ethically preserve the histories of once previously marginalized groups.
Contact
Kutsche Office of Local History
[email protected]
616-331-8099