Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia APA/MoMA 2015


2015 Smithsonian APA
(Asian Pacific American)
Wikipedia Edit-a-thons
When and Where
When:September 2015
Where:United States (multiple cities)
Parallel campaign in Asia
A national edit-a-thon for cultural presence, to expand Asian American topics on Wikipedia.
WikiAPA

This Meetup page is for the New York City event at MoMA held Wednesday, September 2, 2015, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Main Event Page is here

WikiAPA @ MoMA

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center invites you to attend the 2nd annual Wikipedia APA, an editathon for cultural presence, which will be held during the month of September 2015.

We are thrilled to invite you to Wikipedia APA, an editing event for improving and increasing the presence of cultural, historic, and artistic information on Wikipedia pertaining to Asian Pacific American ("APA") experiences. The second Wikipedia editathon dedicated to APA content, this project will occur as physical events during September 2015 in New York City, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, as well as remotely, with participants taking part from all throughout the world.

(Parallel to this campaign, a number of Wikimedia Asia Project countries are participating in editathons covering national heritage topics, including as an extension of the photo contest Wiki Loves Mounuments.)

While there is a respectable amount of information currently in the encyclopedia for commonly-known APA topics such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese American Internment, and the Model Minority Myth, less information exists online about communities and experiences that have been historically marginalized. As presence on resources like Wikipedia becomes not only a tool for learning, but also a signal of cultural significance, the time is right for us to advocate for a more complete APA narrative.

With the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s recent exhibitions, the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971, and SAAM's exhibition The Artistic Journey of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, we are underlining a commitment to explore stories that have traditionally been left untold—particularly around Americans whose identities include South Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, multi-heritage, women, and LGBTQ. Incidentally, these vital APA narratives are dispersed and incomplete on Wikipedia.

Let’s change that.

Event information

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  • Main campaign page: Smithsonian APA Wiki
  • Who should attend: Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend, regardless of experience. We are happy to teach you the basics of editing Wikipedia! The public is welcome to this event
  • Hashtag: #WikiAPA

2015 Nodes

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Wikipedia Meetups
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WikiClub Toronto Meetup July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)
London 206 July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)
BLT Office Hours July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)
Perth 82 July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)
San Diego 111 July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)
   August 2024 +/-
NC Triangle Wiknic August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06)
San Diego 112 Wiknic August 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)
BLT Office Hours August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)
Full Meetup Calendar • Events calendar on Meta
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Events are being held during the month of September 2015 in various locations, with the main events in Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles.

Smithsonian Campaign: United States

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New York

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Join us for #WikiAPA, a social evening of Wikipedia editing, dedicated to creating, updating, and improving articles about Asian Pacific American art and artists. Hosted at The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and Wikimedia NYC, this meetup will focus on unearthing information about a creatively-rich community that has historically been overlooked.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have provide research resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Come early to see Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971 during its final week.

The event kicks off a month-long series of #WikiAPA meetups across the U.S. For more information about the #WikiAPA series, please visit Smithsonian APA - Wiki or follow #WikiAPA on Twitter.

Admission to the edit-a-thon is free, but please RSVP.

RSVP on Eventbrite: Eventbrite
RSVP on Wikipedia: Wikipedia APA Editathon
  • Please note that this entrance is 1 block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue

Virtual Campaign

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Women in Red

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2014 Inaugural event

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Attendees

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Ann explains a point
 

Please add your name. If you are registered, type four tildes

  1. Pharos (talk) 12:56, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Mozucat (talk) 13:35, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Lange.lea (talk) 18:37, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. DGG ( talk ) 04:04, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Jim.henderson (talk) 13:07, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Jonas Siregar
  7. Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 22:30, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Kcleon1 (talk) 22:46, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Napplicable (talk) 22:48, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Lia Chang (talk) 22:50, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Mightysimon (talk) 23:05, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Topazartsinc (talk) 22:58, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Huahelenchen (talk) 23:03, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Margotellen (talk) 23:05, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Cinetron (talk) 23:37, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. DEBwiki (talk) 23:54, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Egwikinatobk (talk) 23:58, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Henry1800 (talk)
  19. Liam galley (talk)
  20. Csunon (talk)
  21. Lori Nodes (talk)
  22. Wooster1388 (talk)
  23. Ramos.Monica (talk)
  24. Domingodaelba (talk)
  25. Kclcool (talk)
  26. DesignNewYork (talk)
  27. Albert.shen2 (talk)
  28. As9271 (talk)
  29. Jcmadison1 (talk)
  30. Rleewong (talk)


Remote participants

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  1. BrillLyle (talk) - apologies can only attend online

List of articles to edit

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Wiki APA Tumblr
Check out the WikiAPA: stARTer kit!

Wikipedia statuses:
Looking good = examples of artists who have Wikipedia articles that are thorough and updated
Needs update/expansion = have articles that lack information or sources, or are outdated
Needs article created = lacks presence on Wikipedia

To Do

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see List of articles to edit on Main Page

List of articles to create

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see List of articles to create on Main Page

List of new articles created

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  1. Madokoro Akutagawa Saori -- Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 23:23, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Lisa Park -- Lange.lea (talk) 23:38, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Tatsuo Ikeda -- Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 00:18, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Basement workshop -- Rleewong (talk)
  5. Filipino American Museum -- Mozucat (talk)
  6. Chu F. Hing (draft) -- Napplicable (talk)
  7. Yumi Sakugawa (draft) -- Cinetron (talk)
  8. Kenjiro Sano (draft) -- DEBwiki (talk)
  9. Louie Cordero (draft) -- Ramos.Monica (talk)

List of articles improved

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  1. Mai Neng Moua -- BrillLyle (talk)
  2. Who Killed Vincent Chin? -- Huahelenchen (talk) + Mightysimon (talk)
  3. Lia Chang -- Margotellen (talk)
  4. Michael Kang -- Egwikinatobk (talk)
  5. Yoko Ono -- Jcmadison1 (talk)
  6. Godzilla Asian American Arts Network -- Rleewong (talk)

Information resources

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Websites, library catalogs, databases

MoMA

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Editing Wikipedia resources

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Listed here for quick reference.
N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources See Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources

Tools and templates

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Press

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