Archives for February 2023

Nicole Font (APH 2022) is a Processing Archivist at the Brooklyn Public Library. She recently wrote a blog post for the library’s website titled, “Opening the Pocket Doors: Ba Da Dao/Sunset Park Chinatown History Project.” In her post, Nicole presents a “photo of the week” which depicts the 1996 exhibit opening of New Neighbors: Sunset Park’s Chinese Community. She  discusses the history behind the decision to change the project’s initial title, “Eighth Avenue: Sunset Park’s Chinese-American Settlement,” to, “Ba Da Dao: Avenue of Prosperity,” so as to better reflect the community’s perception of the area. 

Josie Naron (APH 2020) is the Digital Projects Specialist at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Josie co-wrote and published a book review of A Time to Gather: Archives and the Control of Jewish Culture in Volume 85, Issue 2 of The American Archivist. The review addresses the book’s strengths as a resource for contemporary discourse regarding memory and ownership, but also dives into the book’s strengths and weaknesses from an archivist’s standpoint.