COMMUNITY RESEARCH & ENGAGEMENT

Building this project involved reaching out to professionals and organizations with expertise in conservation, cultural heritage, and Hmong history. Their guidance helped shape the resources and tools you'll find throughout this site.

Consulting with Professionals

These professionals are local to the Twin Cities area and have worked with collections from across the United States and around the world, in both large and small capacities.

Midwest Art Conservation Center (specifically with preventative conservators and educators)
Rebecca Newberry, Conservator and Director of Collections Stewardship, Science Museum of Minnesota
Mollie Spillman, Archivist, Ramsey County Historical Society
Lee Pao Xiong, Director, Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia University