Spice and Slice of Asian America

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,270
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Spice & Slice of Asian America is a series of programs in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Presentations will be for audiences ranging from elementary students to adults. There will be a total of four different programs, with one to be presented at two locations. Programs will focus on: Japanese taiko; Hmong folk tales; Korean adoptee stories; a viewing of “Fresh Off the Boat,” a comedy about immigrating to the US; and two showings of the play, “American Bamboo,” about Asian immigrants and their struggles with living in the US.
Project Details
209
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,270
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$5,270
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Patrons will learn something new about Asian-Americans art.
Patrons will learn something new about Asian-American culture.
Patrons will check out related library materials.

Measurable Outcome(s)

90% learned about Asian American art. 98% learned about Asian American culture. 42% plan to check out related library materials. 100% rated the quality of the programs good or better. Selected comments: "The program was great. The energy and honesty wonderful!" "I want to learn taiko! Wow! Cool! I especially liked being able to try it. Thank you."

Source of Additional Funds

Mu Performance

Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200