A good book is:   Exhibiting Cultures, The Poetics and Politics of Museum
Display, Edited by Ivan Karp and Steven D. Lavine, Smithsonian Institution
Press, ISBN 1-56098-020-6.

Lana Panko, Curator
Surrey Museum
Surrey, BC  Canada


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From: Susan Walters [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: February 10, 2004 9:03 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Ethnic Museums query


I am passing along the following query regarding possible classroom material
on
ethnic museums. Please reply directly to Professor Orenic who is not a
subscriber to the list. Thank you.
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Susan C. Walters
Editor, Museum Studies, Local History, and Public History
AltaMira Press

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I am currently teaching on immigration and ethnic history.  Students are
required to visit one local (Chicago) ethnic museum and write an essay
about their visit, putting the museum in the context of our discussions
and readings.  Can anyone recommend an article or book that addresses
the role of the ethnic museums in ethnic communities or American society
more broadly?  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Liesl Orenic
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Liesl Miller Orenic
Assistant Professor of History
Director of American Studies
Dominican University
7900 W. Division St.
River Forest, IL 60305

phone (708) 524-6981
fax (708) 524-5990
email [log in to unmask]

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