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WikiAPA Edit-a-thon: Leaving a Legacy with Densho

Take this opportunity to get involved with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), Densho, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative by joining us for the WikiAPA Edit-a-thon: Leaving a Legacy with Densho!

February 19 marks the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, an authorization signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt which led to the incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps during World War II. In honor of this Day of Remembrance, this WikiAPA Edit-a-thon will address the underrepresentation of Japanese and Japanese American women on Wikipedia and Wikidata, especially those who were incarcerated during World War II and were active in speaking out and writing about their experiences. Specifically, this events’ worklist has been inspired by the women found in Densho’s archives and collections. Densho’s namesake is a Japanese term meaning “to pass on to the next generation,” or to leave a legacy. By participating in this event, we hope you’ll join us in continuing these notable women’s legacies on Wikipedia.

As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many who are looking to learn about art, history, and science. However, less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women, and less than 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. There are considerable gaps on Wikipedia related to Asian American and Pacific Islander history.

To fill the gap, this event encourages the collaboration between the public and cultural heritage professionals to contribute their knowledge and expertise. During this event, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the Densho’s archives and collections.

This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Densho, the Japanese American history non-profit, and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States.

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February 22, 2023

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST (United States)

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No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided.

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The Basics

NPOV - Neutral point of view

NOR - No original research

RS - Reliable sourcing

V - Verifiable info

Reference material

Articles to edit

Shizue Iwatsuki, Poet [1][2]Wikidata Item
Ruth Asawa, scuptor [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]Wikidata Item
Karen L. Ishizuka, Writer, curator, and documentary producer [11][12][13]Wikidata Item
Eugenie Clark The Shark Lady, American ichthyologist [14][15]Wikidata Item
Cynthia Kadohata, Author, Newbery Medalist [16][17]Wikidata Item
Mitsuye Yamada, Author, poet, feminist [18][19][20]Wikidata Item
Hisaye Yamamoto, Author [21] [22]Wikidata Item
Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto, Artist and band member of Yellow Pearl [23][24][25][26]Wikidata Item
Kyo Maclear, author [27][28][29][30]Wikidata Item
Michi Nishiura Weglyn, author [31]Wikidata Item
Mitsuye Endo, Plaintiff in Ex parte Endo [32][33]Wikidata Item
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, Japanese American political activist [34][35]Wikidata Item
Aki Kurose, American teacher and social-justice activist who helped establish Washington state's first Head Start program [36][37][38][39]Wikidata Item
Emma Gee, American activist and writer, who coined the term "Asian American" with Yuji Ichioka - also member of the group Pacific Asian American Women Writers-West[40][41][42]Wikidata Item
Sue Kunitomi Embrey, teacher, activist and chair of the Manzanar Committee [43][44][45][46]Wikidata Item
Momoko Iko, playwright and member of the group Pacific Asian American Women Writers-West [47][48][49]Wikidata Item
Violet Kazue de Cristoforo, poet [50][51][52][53][54][55]Wikidata Item
Chiyoko Sakamoto, California's first Japanese Lawyer [56] [57][58][59]Wikidata Item
Yoshiko Uchida, Japanese American Writer [60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]Wikidata Item

Articles to Create

Guyo Tajiri, journalist & writer, first Asian-American women accepted to the University of Missouri School of Journalism [68][69][70][71][72][73][74]Wikidata Item
Mary Mon Toy, actress and entertainer [75][76][77][78][79][80]Wikidata Item
Mary Oyama Mittwer, writer [81][82][83][84][85] Wikidata Item
Chiye Mori, Poet & writer [86][87][88]Wikidata Item
Nisei Progressives, Political organization formed in 1947 to support Henry Wallace as a presidential candidate for the Progressive Party.[89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96]Wikidata Item
Ina Sugihara, activist & co-founding the Congress of Racial Equality’s (CORE) New York chapter [97][98][99][100][101][102]Wikidata Item
Chiye Tomihiro, activist [103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112]Wikidata Item
Pacific Asian American Women Writers West, Writing group [113][114][115][116][117][118][119]Wikidata Item
Kathryn Tolbert, Author, journalist, creator of the oral history archive The War Bride Project [120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129]Wikidata Item
Mako Nakagawa, teacher, principal, developed and directed the Japanese American Cultural Heritage Program and the Rainbow Program, one of the first multiethnic educational programs in the country [130][131][132][133][134]
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Author, American Book Award Winner [135][136][137][138][139][140]
Chizu Iiyama, activist [141][142][143][144]
Mei Nakano, activist [145][146][147][148][149]
Cherry Kinoshita, Seattle activist and contributor to the Japanese American Citizens League and the redress movement [150][151][152][153][154]
Valerie Matsumoto, Historian [155][156]Wikidata Item
Minn Matsuda, Asian-American Activist [157][158]Wikidata Item
Miki Hayakawa, painter [159][160][161][162][163][164][165][166][167][168][169]Wikidata Item
Louise Suski, Rafu Shimpo's first female Editor and first English Editor [170][171][172] [173]Wikidata Item
Dorothy Toy, Japanese American tap dancer - included in couple's Wikipedia article Toy & Wing | [174][175] [176][177][178][179][180][181]Wikidata Item
Hatsuye Egami, writer [182] Wikidata Item

Previous work and events

Outcomes

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Article creation

Guyo Tajiri, journalist & writer, first Asian-American women accepted to the University of Missouri School of Journalism
Mary Mon Toy, actress and entertainer
Chiye Mori, Poet & writer
Chizu Iiyama, activist
Louise Suski, Rafu Shimpo's first female Editor
Valerie Matsumoto, professor and historian, article submitted as draftWindsong0425 (talk) 22:32, 22 March 2023 (UTC); article has been rejected due to insufficient documentation; see note on our "talk" page[reply]
Asian Americans for Action, organization, added this page --Windsong0425 (talk) 21:18, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article improvement

Cherry Kinoshita--Windsong0425 (talk) 23:29, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Minn Matsuda - I have added to the stub. I plan to set up a page for the AAA.--Windsong0425 (talk) 22:57, 13 April 2023 (UTC) The Minn Matsuda article was kicked back to draft by an editor for lack of in-depth information or something. I have added the info for Matsuda and Iijima to the article Asian Americans for Action. So far that is accepted.--Windsong0425 (talk) 16:30, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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