American Identity: Exploring Our Collective Memory, Heritages, and Histories
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 21-25, 2022
Exchange alumni from across the United States gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first in-person Alumni TIES since 2019. These extraordinary anthropologists, educators, journalists, artists, archaeologists, and writers shared expert strategies, methods, and resources on how to cultivate and preserve the stories, language, heritage, and culture of marginalized and underrepresented communities in the United States. Participants tackled the political, historical, and cultural landscape of the “American” identity. They highlighted the role that marginalized stories can play in transforming the way that one shares history, culture, and heritage, and memory and in building inclusive communities.
By the Numbers
39 Alumni Participants
29
Women
10
Men
Alumni Participants’ Home Countries
24
U.S. States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia
Small Grant Projects
7
Small Grant Projects in 10 U.S. States
Alumni Participants’ Exchange Programs
29
Exchange Programs