Do-It-Yourself

Here are some things to think about:

Who is in your own gallery of valued cultural treasures?

From who have you learned? (And what?)

What do you value and want to pass on?

Where have you taken a stand?

Questions to ask:

  • Can you tell us about where and how you grew up?
  • How did you became an artist or activist?
  • What are the most important things you have learned in your life?
  • What were some of the challenges you have faced?
  • What words of wisdom, or important lessons, do you want to pass on?
  • Who were your most important teachers or influences?
  • When did you take a stand?
  • Tell us the story of a song, story, dance or event/time that you will never forget, or that is important to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artists, Activists, & Elders

photo of Helen Gym

Born: Ohio

Known for: Board Member of Asian Americans United; one of eleven founders of the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School; work with Parents United for Public Education; The Philadelphia Inquirer 2007 Citizen of the Year; student of Sifu Cheung and lion dance teacher at FACTS.

Favorite culture tool: Activism

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