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Kim O'Connell and her mother pose for a family photo in front of a Christmas tree. Photo courtesy Kim O'Connell The Saving Grace of Spring Rolls
A Q&A with Kim O'Connell & Sarah McConnell
By Nora Pehrson Growing up in the 1970s in College Park, Maryland with a Vietnamese-born mother and an American-born father, Virginia Humanities Fellow Kim O’Connell’s experience of identity has always been complicated. How can immigrants assimilate into a new place without sacrificing their heritage? What does citizenship mean in a state that includes nearly one […]
Culture & Identity • Fellowships • History
Philip Mills Herrington at Birdsville Plantation Desperately Seeking Scarlett
Searching for Tara in the Land of Gone with the Wind
Since the release of Margaret Mitchell’s bestselling novel in 1936 and its blockbuster film adaptation three years later, Gone with the Wind has sparked a desire to find Tara, the fictional home of Scarlett O’Hara. In this presentation, Virginia Humanities Fellow Philip Mills Herrington, will guide you through the physical and imagined spaces of “finding […]
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Watermen's Museum - Image courtesy Watermen's Museum Bay to Belly
A Grantee Q&A
By Nora Pehrson Thanks to a grant from Virginia Humanities, the Watermen’s Museum in Yorktown, Virginia is developing a traveling exhibit devoted to the food systems of the Chesapeake Bay region. By looking at a wide range of topics including keystone species, sustainability, and the stories of indigenous peoples, the exhibit—Bay to Belly—teaches participants how […]
African American Heritage • Culture & Identity • Fellowships
Creative Commons image courtesy Flickr user Bethany Khan Singing the Nation Into Being
The ‘Black National Anthem’ and the Politics of Performance
What can videos and metadata tell us about Black subjectivities, nation, and diaspora? What might we gain by considering performances as part of an ephemeral archive? Virginia Humanities Fellow Sonya Donaldson (New Jersey City University) will discuss a digital humanities project she’s working on that curates performances of James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and […]
African American Heritage • Culture & Identity • Folklife • Grants • TRHT
Learn from This Place
Bringing Arlington to Halls Hill
Learn the history of Arlington’s Halls Hill and other African American neighborhoods at this free panel discussion and performance. The event includes a panel moderated by Arlington County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey, with panelists comprised of former and current African American community residents and educators and performances by the Phil Wiggins Blues House Party and […]
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Unmasking Hampton Roads
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Unmasking Hampton Roads is a three-part learning series designed to help residents of the region take off their masks, be candid with each other about race and racism, and work together to make our communities more equitable and inclusive spaces for everyone. The series is inspired by the poem “We Wear the Mask” by African […]
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Photo courtesy April Manalang The Cultural Cost of Unbelief
What Irreligiosity Means to Minority Millennials in the 21st Century
Aprilfaye Manalang teaches Interdisciplinary Studies and research methods at Norfolk State University. Her current research project seeks to investigate how minority millennials perceive, interpret, and construct unbelief: put short, why are minority millennials leaving the church? Moreover, she wants to learn how that unbelief influences their civic engagement and political outcomes, and how it is […]
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Kent Writtenberry (photo courtesy Kent Writtenberry) VA Folklife Area at Richmond Folk Festival to Showcase Car Culture
Virginia Humanities joins the Richmond Folk Festival in announcing the Virginia Folklife Area theme for the 2019 Richmond Folk Festival: “Hot Rods and Hot Licks.” When: The 15th annual Richmond Folk Festival takes place Friday, October 11, beginning at 6:00 PM, through Sunday, October 13 at 6:00 PM. The Virginia Folklife Area will be open […]
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James “Ooker” Eskridge, the mayor of Tangier, sorts peeler crabs on Tangier Island in August 2016. Photo by Pat Jarrett Tastes & Tales from Tangier
Live stream available
Watch the live stream of this event from Oct. 24 in Norfolk at The Hermitage Museum and Gardens.