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  • The Nazis and the Trawniki Men

    January 23, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    For 28 years, the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigations, stripped more than 100 people of U.S. citizenship and deported them for their direct participation in Nazi war crimes. The most successful Nazi-hunting operation in the world, OSI’s painstaking investigations – historical research combined with criminal sleuthing and international diplomacy – pried needed records from other nations’ files in order to prove that post-war refugees who ended up in America had immigrated under false pretenses, hiding their true role in the Holocaust’s extermination camps.

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  • Digital platforms help to save traditional Nepalese homes

    December 15, 2019 |

    Nikkei Asia |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    A Nepalese company called Traditional Homes was formed in order to restore traditional Newari homes to prevent them from being demolished. The houses are by the indigenous Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley and boast beautiful latticed windows and courtyards. These small restoration projects have taken off thanks to websites like TripAdvisor and Booking.com. Not only does the money go directly to the locals supporting the new bed-and-breakfasts, but tourists also receive an authentic and homey experience.

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  • With Paper Monuments, New Orleanians Draft The City's History Themselves

    November 19, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Bringing the community into conversations about commemoration opens new ways to present public history. The Paper Monuments project in New Orleans asked residents to draw monuments that they would like to see replace the four Confederate monuments removed in the city. The project brought organizations like the New Orleans Arts Council and New Orleans Public library together with community members to re-imagine new narratives, installations, and representations of local history.

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  • Some building works threaten Turkish antiquities. Others save them

    November 14, 2019 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Antakya

    After discovering historic artifacts on land preparing to become a hotel in Antakya, Turkey, owners chose to develop a combined hotel and history museum, a rare act of collaboration between preservationists and developers. The developers, who incorporated ancient relics like a bathhouse and the world's largest mosaic floor, work consciously to preserve and memorialize the land they are building on to ensure culture significance is not lost among new developments.

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  • A Native American Tribe's Quest: Give Us Back Our Island

    November 05, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Eureka, California

    In October of 2019, the city of Eureka, California returned stolen lands to the Wiyot Tribe, the region’s Native American people. This was done over a decade after a brutal massacre on the land, which is an island that had slowly become overgrown and deemed uninhabitable. The Wiyots worked every weekend for years cleaning up the land, and now, with a clean bill of health and the property rights, they can start to heal as a community together again.

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  • Displaying, not Hiding, the Reality of Slave Labor in Art

    October 23, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Norfolk, Virginia

    Coming to terms with the past requires reexamining the way we represent both history and art. The Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA, is on the forefront of correcting the absence of enslaved craftsmen in representations of art. The museum’s exhibit on the architectural work at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home presents a fuller story by illuminating the presence and work of enslaved laborers.

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  • Historic Recordings Revitalize Language For Passamaquoddy Tribal Members

    September 03, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Perry, Maine

    In 1890, an anthropologist used an early audio recording device called a phonograph to record three spokesmen for the Passamaquoddy tribe singing songs, telling stories, and pronouncing simple words. After years of efforts to eradicate Native American culture and language, these recordings were found again and shared with modern-day members of the Passamaquoddy tribe, who now use it to transcribe, interpret, and add to their cultural knowledge. The songs and stories have already begun making their way back into tribal events.

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  • How Chicago Is Facing Its Violent History

    July 26, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Discussing history can help communities heal from racial violence and trauma. Organizations like the Greater Bronzeville Action Plan, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CCR19), and the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention are helping the Bronzeville community heal from the violence of the twentieth century by promoting education and commemoration about events like the historic 1919 riots. Partnerships between organizations such as these raise the level of discourse surrounding issues of racial trauma, promoting long-term social healing.

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  • In an Apparent First, Genetic Genealogy Aids a Wrongful Conviction Case

    July 16, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Idaho

    The use of genetic genealogy technology has given law enforcement the opportunity to compare DNA that people have tested personally through companies like 23andMe to DNA collected at crime scenes. Recently being used to help free people from prison who have been wrongfully convicted, the technology gives law enforcement insight as to the family tree the DNA is connected to. While showing potential, it has also raised concerns around genetic data privacy, with many companies now requiring permission from users.

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  • Drinking coffee, talking politics

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Daily Star Lebanon |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    Coffee & Politics is an initiative founded by Tracy Nehme to provide opportunities to explore Lebanese politics and history. The program provides scheduled events and monthly talks on a particular topic. Attendance increased after online advertising and Nehme started inviting guest speakers, like the heads of government agencies and elected officials, to lead the discussions and hold Q&As. Despite lower capacities, coffee shops are the ideal venues because the informal open spaces attract diverse crowds. The initiative’s popularity has already led it to be scaled to another city, with events held in Tripoli.

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