Immigrants Telling Their Life Stories exhibit
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,024
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Dayton’s Bluff Library and Arlington Hills Community Center will host the exhibit “Immigrants Telling Their Life Stories” during the month of June to coincide with World Refugee Day (June 20) The exhibit includes portraits of first-generation immigrants (some from Minnesota) who come from different walks of life and different corners of the world. Title cards include first and last name, city/country of birth, current city/country, occupation, 200-word biography, quote, QR code with a first person narrative video story that viewers can scan with an iPhone/iPad and watch.
Project Details
14300 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,024
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$1,024
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To use digital storytelling to share personal narratives of America’s immigrants, fostering tolerance and establishing a better understanding between the immigrant and non-immigrant population.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The project used digital storytelling to share personal narratives of America’s immigrants, fostering tolerance and establishing a better understanding between the immigrant and non-immigrant population.
Project Manager
First Name
Ken
Last Name
Behringer
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
ken@melsa.org
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