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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives |
OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her/hers |
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| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/</span></a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christine Engels via OHIOARCHIVISTS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 27, 2025 8:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ohioarchivists@lists.oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [SOA] Survey of Asian and Asian American Historical Materials in Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Good morning Ohio Archivists!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I write to you on behalf of a <b>project called
</b></span><b><u><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://daaho.lib.miamioh.edu/" id="OWA3521b0a6-88e4-08a6-929f-e6dc8efbcfa3"><span style="color:#1155CC">Documenting Asian American History in Ohio (DAAHO)</span></a></span></u></b><span style="color:black">,
which is funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission of the National Archives. The Project aims to collect, preserve and promote knowledge about the experience of Asian American citizens and diasporic Asians in the nation’s
heartland. In making visible what was previously invisible in American history, our project also aims to create sustainable models for integrating the experiences of minority populations into the mainstream historical narrative. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As part of this project, <b>we are conducting a survey of relevant collections</b>--such as historical papers and other keepsakes--held at libraries, museums, and other repositories, as well as by community and/or
non-profit organizations in the state of Ohio. In order to gain a better understanding of the scope and range of such collections, we have created a brief online form, which we are now circulating and requesting organizations like yours to complete. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Would you please consider sharing information about any of your related materials in this important and brief and simple online questionnaire:
</span></b><b><u><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://bit.ly/DAAHO-Survey" id="OWAb12fe583-7d19-6c58-9871-ac9f520a1f99"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://bit.ly/DAAHO-Survey</span></a></span></u></b><b><span style="color:black">?</span></b><span style="color:black"> Your
contributions are much appreciated, and essential in helping us build a more complete record of the many critical yet disparate--and often hidden--documents that tell our shared history. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this survey --or about our project, more generally, please do not hesitate to contact me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Christine Engels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Christine Schmid Engels [she/her]</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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