Lao Oral History Archives

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota
Start Date
November 2010
End Date
June 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

To document and archive the untold stories of Lao refugees in Minnesota, nine Lao families, totaling 13 individuals, were intervewed. The recountings of their historical experiences living in war, living in refugee camps and the transition and settlement of their immigration to Minnesota were recorded on video tape. The video footage was professionally edited, uploaded to Youtube and posted on the Lao Oral History Archives website.

A selection of old and new photographs were formatted as exhibition pieces available to communities as a traveling exhibit. These photographs were also uploaded to the Lao Oral History Archives website

Project Details
To document in 10 interviews the historical experience of Lao people in war, refugee camps and immigrating to Minnesota
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,290
Project Manager
Salutation
Mr.
First Name
Sunny
Last Name
Chanthanouvong
Street Address
503 Irving Avenue N, Suite 100A
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000