Field Museum and Filipino Chicagoans collaborate to study artifacts from the Philippines
“The objects spoke to me. They’re like tokens. Taking care of these tokens is taking care of myself,” said volunteer Lani Chan.
The Field Museum is collaborating with the local Filipino community on a collection of Filipino artifacts called Pulong ng Bayan.
Reset talks with people leading the effort to learn more about the importance of preserving heritage and history through artifact collection.
GUESTS: Jamie Kelly, head of Anthropology Collections and an Anthropology Collections manager at the Field Museum
Lani Chan, anthropology collections volunteer at the Field Museum
Ruben Salazar, executive director of the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
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Field Museum and Filipino Chicagoans collaborate to study artifacts from the Philippines
“The objects spoke to me. They’re like tokens. Taking care of these tokens is taking care of myself,” said volunteer Lani Chan.
The Field Museum is collaborating with the local Filipino community on a collection of Filipino artifacts called Pulong ng Bayan.
Reset talks with people leading the effort to learn more about the importance of preserving heritage and history through artifact collection.
GUESTS: Jamie Kelly, head of Anthropology Collections and an Anthropology Collections manager at the Field Museum
Lani Chan, anthropology collections volunteer at the Field Museum
Ruben Salazar, executive director of the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons