by Joe Cialdella | Jan 27, 2017
2016 Grant Recipients Share Arab Americans Tibbits Opera House Yemeni in Coldwater $25,000 • Coldwater This project sought to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Coldwater’s Yemeni-American population through a major exhibit, activities and opportunities for...
by Joe Cialdella | Jan 27, 2017
2016 Grant Recipients Share Arab Americans University of Michigan – Dearborn Oral Histories of Iranian-Americans in Michigan $24,830 • Dearborn The aim of the this project was to video-record, archive and make available digitally oral history interviews with...
by Joe Cialdella | Jan 27, 2017
2016 Grant Recipients Share African Americans Wayne State University Detroit 1967: From Page to Stage $19,400 • Detroit Detroit, 1967: From Page to Stage brings young audiences together to read, reflect, and transform local history into a theatrical production....
by Joe Cialdella | Jan 27, 2017
2016 Grant Recipients Share Asian Americans West Michigan Asian American Association Newcomer Legacy: A Vietnamese-American Story $23,375 • Grand Rapids This video project weaves the stories of nine local Vietnamese refugees and their arrival in West Michigan,...
by Joe Cialdella | Jan 27, 2017
2016 Grant Recipients Share African Americans West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology Teen Documentary on African American Music $22,300 • Grand Rapids The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology engaged urban high school students to research, develop and...
