Americans All Initiative

by Devon Akmon on Jan 25, 2012

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Presentation on the Arab American National Museum's efforts to address immigration for the Americans All: The Immigration/Migration Initiative at the Smithsonian.

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Americans All:The Immigration/Migration InitiativeDevon M. AkmonDeputy Director | Arab American National Museum

ACCESS • Established in 1971 in Dearborn, MI • Created to assist the Arab population adapt to life in the U.S. • Dedicated to empowering and enabling communities • Eight location & over 100 programs • Over 300 employeeshttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Three National Initiativeshttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

ACCESS’ Cultural Arts Program • Founded in 1987 • Recognizing the importance of arts in the daily life of all people • Bridge the gap between ethnic and racial groups • Instill community pridehttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Mission: The Arab American National Museumdocuments, preserves and presents the history, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Collections & Interpretation Coming to Americahttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Interpretation • Utilize personal stories that reflect the diversity of the Arab American community • Stress the similarities of the immigrant story common to all ethnic communities • Employ empathy and personal connections to bridge cultural gapshttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Connecting Communitieshttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Themes Explored • Why are they here? • What’s the connection? • Why aren’t they more like us? • Aren’t immigrants a burden to our communities? • Aren’t immigrants a drain on our economy?http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Little Syriahttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Relevant Issues Related to Immigration/Migration • Stereotypes and misconceptions • Economic impact • Laws concerning immigration & naturalization • Assimilation versus acculturation (Identity) • Global citizenshiphttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Archiving the Internet Collecting born-digital assetshttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org

Stay in touch!Devon AkmonDeputy Director | Arab American National Museum☎ 313.624.0208dakmon@accesscommunity.orghttp://www.arabamericanmuseum.org http://www.devonakmon.com http://www.twitter.com/DevonAkmon http://www.linkedin.com/in/devonakmon http://www.slideshare.net/akmon

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by Devon Akmon on Jan 25, 2012

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