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WikiAPA: Wikipedia ♥ Asian Pacific American Art (San Diego, CA)
When and where
Date and time
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 · 2 - 5pm PDT
Location
University of California San Diego Geisel Library, Classrooms 1 & 2 9500 Gilman Dr La Jolla, CA 92093
Description
Join us for #WikiAPA, a social evening of Wikipedia editing, dedicated to creating, updating, and improving articles about Asian Pacific American art and artists. Hosted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, this meetup will focus on unearthing information about a creatively-rich community that has historically been overlooked.
All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have provide research resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
The event is part of a month-long series of WikiAPA meetups across the U.S. For more information about the #WikiAPA series, please visit http://smithsonianapa.org/wiki or follow #WikiAPA on Twitter. You can also find more details about WikiAPA at its Wikipedia meetup article.
Admission to the edit-a-thon is free, but please RSVP.
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About the organizer
We are a national resource for discovering the consequence and complexity of the Asian Pacific American experience through collaboration, exhibitions, programs, and digital experiences – and a creative leader in rethinking museums in the digital age.