Hear, hear! (No Bambi jokes please, because I too believe in America).
O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
(714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
On Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:03:25 EDT Jeanette Spencer <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Mr. Apodaca,
>Thank you for making this statement to the group. I especially agree
>with
>your final comments as a woman and ethnic minority who had difficulty
>gaining
>entrance into the fine arts field.
>Jeanette Spencer
>Marketing Manager
>American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
>(AIC)
>
>On Tuesday, August 18, Paul Apodaca wrote:
>
><Does this mean that a job posting for education about Western culture
><would most logically be applied for by a caucasian of European
>descent?
><This reasoning does not make sense. Hispanics would not logically
>apply
><for positions as English teachers, or an American Indian would most
><logically not apply for a job as a folklorist of any culture other
>than
><indigenous American? Only a man can curate objects made by men?
>Advances
><are made by women who apply for jobs that have been withheld in the
>past,
><by ethnic minorities applying for jobs that have excluded them in the
><past, by caucasians, whether Anglo, Germanic, Slavic, or Nordic,
>applying
><for jobs outside of their families of origin, by servicemen
>participating
><in all areas of the military not just as pilots or as cooks. No, it
>does
><not hold up logically or reasonably if we wish to continue making
><advances. Don't be timid, apply for any job for which you are
>qualified.
><Many minorities and women know how nerve wracking it is to apply to
>an
><institution not of their own community, it takes nerve and a belief
>in
><your own self worth. Go ahead and try. Your own qualities and
>abilities
><will show through. That is the promise of America.
><
><Best,
><
><Paul Apodaca
>
>On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Robert T. Handy wrote:
>
>> I sure hope this does not get me into trouble again, but I must
>admit that
>> when I see an ad for a position at an institution with some kind of
>focus
>> on Africa, African-American music, art, culture, history, etc., I
>simply
>> assume they are looking for African-American candidates and that I
>as an
>> Anglo, would not be considered for the position. Therefore, I do
>not
>> apply. Is this such an outlandish assumption?
>>
>>
>> ------
>> Robert Handy
>> Brazoria County Historical Museum
>> 100 East Cedar
>> Angleton, Texas 77515
>> (409) 864-1208
>> museum_bob
>> [log in to unmask]
>> http://www.bchm.org
>>
>> ----------
>> From: Gary Crockett and Jenny Olman[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 9:37 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: civility or side stepping equity
>>
>> <<File: ATT00006.html>>
>> Thankyou David Harvey. Of course this is a far more relevant issue
>for
>> discussion.
>>
>> If the larger issues of affirmative action had been raised, as some
>of the
>> commentary has suggested might be behind Mr. Herrings comments, then
>that
>> would be a legitimate "issue" for discussion on the list.
>>
>> The delight in vilifying Herring and, as such, side stepping this
>> considerably more pressing issue seems to imply that the idea of
>supportive
>> bias or preferential treatment in the interests of equity, access
>and
>> inclusion holds little favour in the cultural sector. How long can
>we
>> delude ourselves that the playing field is level? In our
>institution, under
>> government support, applicants with specific cultural backgrounds
>are
>> openly sought for certain positions.
>>
>> Gary Crockett
>> Curator
>> Hyde Park Barracks Museum
>> Sydney Australia
>> [log in to unmask]
>> website www.hht.nsw.gov.au
>
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