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You Chung (“Y.C.”) Hong (1898–1977) was a community booster, social activist, and immigration lawyer based in Chinatown in Los Angeles. Image colored by Tina Lernø.
Land Acknowledgement: Tehama County Public Library and Los Angeles Public Library would like to recognize and acknowledge the first people of this land, honor their elders, past and present, and the descendants who are citizens of these nations.
We hope that our stewardship of our respective organization and department reflects the wisdom of our elders and showcases the strength that diversity brings to the communities that we serve.
For more information on which territory you may reside on, check out native-land.ca.
Warm Lines: If during this program you’re finding that you’re having a difficult time, please go to the below website and contact your local warm line for support.
Conference Program Evaluation: We will have a survey evaluation for this program. Here is the link to the survey below and the QR code to the right.
We will share this information again at the end of the presentation.
About The Presentation
About The Presentation
Make local history an approachable and creative act by infusing it with social justice. The Los Angeles Public Library’s Octavia Lab created Hidden Heroes Historic Places. A series of coloring pages and short biographies that celebrated and amplified unheard voices from the community’s history. Tehama County Library learned of the work that the Los Angeles Public Library was doing and created their own version. The workshop will provide practical steps for how libraries of all sizes and demographics can transition from history holders to content creators by telling their local history via the lens of social justice.
Our zine coloring book for this presentation is here.
The link for this presentation website is here: https://sites.google.com/lapl.org/hidden-heroes-ala/.
There are eight modules that walk through the coloring page creation process, all linked in the nav bar at the top of the page:
Icebreaker - Where are we coming from? Who is in the room?
Alvin Aaron Coffey, Sr. - Time to color and hear a story.
Intentionality of EDI work - A research jumping off point to finding your own local heroes
Who is a hero to you? - Brainstorming what makes a hero.
Community Impact - Stories from using this method of community involvement
Creating Image + Story - Techniques of creating a coloring page and finding people to profile
Motivation Check-In (Reverse Q&A) - Other projects that can be done using the basic concept introduced and places to do additional research or add depth.
Dr. Patricia Bath Story - Time to color and hear another story.
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