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Putting The Unity In Community: Crystal Bridges focuses on making art accessible
Crystal Bridges focuses on making art accessible
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“We the People” by Nari Ward welcomes visitors to the Early American Art Galleries at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “Ward asks us to reconsider the phrase. Has its meaning changed? Who are ‘the people’? How do these words apply to our society today?” the art label states.
(Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville)
Marissa Reyes, who was born in Manila in the Philippines, says inclusion efforts at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art start with families and move through traditional channels like school groups to more inventive outreach with social service agencies that help bring art to the people instead of people to the art. And while cultural outreach has been part of the museum s mission since its founding in 2011, museum staff learned a great d
Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese receives $25,000 in AAPI grant from Tyson Foods Share Updated: 9:47 PM CDT May 11, 2021 Share Updated: 9:47 PM CDT May 11, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS MEANS FOR THAT COMMUNITY? YEAH, BRANDON AND PAIGE THE ARKANSAS COALITION OF MARSHALL LEE HAS RECEIVED 25,000 FROM TYSON FOODS TODAY. THIS IS PART OF A NEW PROGRAM TO HIGHLIGHT THE AAPI COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT’S JUST A GREAT REMINDER OF HOW SUPPORTED THE MARSHALLESE COMMUNITY IS HERE IN NORTHWEST, ARKANSAS. VALIDATES OUR VOICE TO ME FOR THE PAST YEAR. WE’VE SHARED THE STORIES OF MARSHALLESE LIKE FAITH LALKIN WHO LOST COUNTLESS LOVED ONES DUE TO COVID-19 TODAY’S DONATION FROM TYSON FOODS GIVES THEIR COMMUNITY ROOM TO REBUILD AND PAY IT FORWARD. SOME OF IT IS GONNA GO TO THE FOOD PANTRY AND THERE IS STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF YOU KNOW, REQUESTS FOR HELP FOR FOOD AND WE DON’T JUST SERVICE. MARSHALLESE PEOPLE WE SERVICE EVERYONE IN THE COMMU
Some Pacific Islanders Hit Hardest By COVID-19 Can t Get Federal Aid For Burials - Honolulu Civil Beat
Some Pacific Islanders Hit Hardest By COVID-19 Can’t Get Federal Aid For Burials
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono said she is working to extend the help to citizens of nations in compacts with the U.S., some of whom face crippling costs for burials.
Last October, Kalihi resident Steve Palsis buried his wife of 28 years.
She caught COVID-19 in late September, and died within days. The suddenness of her death was compounded by his own sickness and the high cost of her funeral: about $13,000.