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Manufacturer:

BLC  Search this

Materials:

Synthetic

Aluminum

Rubber

Coating

Glass

Steel

Dimensions:

3-D (Astro Computer): 21.6 × 21.6 × 18.4cm, 2.1kg (8 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 7 1/4 in., 4.6lb.)

3-D (Cord): 203.2 × 3.2 × 1.3cm (6 ft. 8 in. × 1 1/4 in. × 1/2 in.)

3-D (Bulbs): 2.2 × 0.8 × 0.6cm (7/8 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.)

Type:

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Country of Origin:

Germany

Credit Line:

Transferred from the U.S. Air Force

Inventory Number:

A19601500000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c3963e95-dac0-492c-82a3-92d2e1150c49

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19601500000

Names:

Green, Adeletha "Addie"  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

3 Digital files

3 Sound cassettes

Culture:

Trinidadians  Search this

West Indians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Trinidad

West Indies

England

Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Addie Green – owner, manager, and chef of The Islander, a restaurant located on Columbia Road in northwest Washington, DC – explained the boundaries of the Adams Morgan neighborhood. She talked in detail about her restaurant The Islander, her migration from Trinidad to England to the United States, her love for her country and childhood memories in Trinidad, her leadership in building the Caribbean community in the Washington, DC area, her mother's migration to and work in the United States, and the importance of cultural authenticity when organizing and running events, particularly carnivals and festivals. Note, Addie Green is also known as Adeletha "Addie" Green. Green explained The Islander specializes in Trinidadian cuisine but also cooks and serves foods from other Caribbean islands; the founding of the restaurant in 1978 and how the menu evolved; and she visits the islands to learn about the food and how to cook the food before she prepares it in her restaurant. She talked about the reviews she and The Islander have received from the press, including The Washington Post; and catering for government agencies, events, and festivals, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Caribbean Festival Day.

Green talked about her experience traveling on a Norwegian ship to England, attending school in England, and marrying her American husband and birthing her first child in England. She explained why did not want to migrate to the United States; that racial differences, discrimination, and bias did not register for her until she arrived in the United States; her experience working in the United States; how and why she got involved in the food and restaurant industry; and her husband's reaction to her working outside of the house. Green also talked about cultural organizations, including the Trinidad-Tobago Association, Jamaican National, and West Indian American Cultural Organization; how and why the Caribbean community has changed in Washington, DC; carnival culture in Trinidad and how it differs from carnivals and festivals in the United States; and Trinidadian athletic societies represented in Washington DC area.

Interview is in English. Digital audio files include loud music and talking in background. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part; interviewer's voice is soft and difficult to hear at times.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Women  Search this

Women cooks  Search this

Businesswomen  Search this

Caribbeans  Search this

Women-owned business enterprises  Search this

Restaurants  Search this

Cooking, Caribbean  Search this

Cooking, Trinidadian  Search this

Festivals  Search this

Communities  Search this

Associations, institutions, etc.  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74853a1ae-ffff-412a-a1d1-8d29472d83fc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1874

Names:

Mann, C. K.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital images

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Sound cassettes

Place:

Ghana

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1993 January 05

Scope and Contents:

C. K. Mann, also known as the King of High Life and Charles Kofi Mann, spoke about where he was born and grew up in Ghana; learning to play guitar; folk musicians in Ghana; places he performed in Ghana, West Africa, and London; forming musical groups, including Carousel 7, and the names of the members of his group; his love of music; recording first record and hearing himself on the radio for the first time; other albums recorded; being exploited multiple times; being crowned in Ghana as the King of High Life in 1988; and his house, nightclub, and children in Ghana. He also explained the meaning of his name. The recording also includes music performed by C. K. Mann followed by an explanation of folktale told in the song.

Mann spoke about migrating to Canada and then the United States; where he performed in the United States; how indigenous culture, including music and dress, is disregarded; lack of promotion of Ghana folk music; lack of promotion of culture and arts in English speaking countries; plans to play for the church; American music played on radio in Ghana, but African music not played on radio in US; commonalities across music from various countries; wanting to mix highlife music with salsa music; and how he wants to be remembered.

He also spoke about African American musicians having money but not going to West Africa to help West Africans musicians; how top American musicians go to Africa to popularize themselves, and exploit Africans and African culture; his love for Americans; American sympathy as he sees it; violence in the United States; and why Americans go to East Africa.

Interview is in English; C. K. Mann's music is not in English. Digital audio files include minimal white noise and static. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Musicians  Search this

Highlife (Music)  Search this

Identity  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Exploitation  Search this

Cultural appropriation  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa77a8d1f0c-09ec-49b6-bd26-56245b3c9888

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1880

Names:

District of Columbia. Police Department  Search this

Howard University  Search this

Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998  Search this

Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940  Search this

Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975  Search this

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968  Search this

Marley, Bob  Search this

Mutabaruka, 1952-  Search this

Tompkins, Dera  Search this

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

3 Digital files

2 Sound cassettes

Culture:

Jamaicans  Search this

Trinidadians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Boston (Mass.)

Jamaica

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1992 December 09

Scope and Contents:

Dera Tompkins spoke about her parents, including their work, role in the home, and political life; her childhood, growing up in Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, with her own personality and vision; her siblings; the disciplinarian in her family; her elementary and high school experience; her religious background; family history, including the origin of her family name, Carrington; racism in Boston, Massachusetts; and growing up in a community of activists and her involvement in the Civil Rights movement.

Tompkins explained her progression from civil rights to the Rastafarian movement. She spoke about her educational experience at Howard University, including studying parenting and the roots of Black English, specifics about her professors, her ignorance at the time, and learning about the Trinidadian community. Tompkins also spoke about learning about Jamaica from Stokely Carmichael; visits to Jamaica, including conversations with Mutabaruka and visiting Mutabaruka's house; learning about Rastafarianism from Mutabaruka and how to balance Rastafarianism with her Black US experience; and looking at the bible through African eyes. She explained parts of the Rastafarian doctrine, her family's and friends' reaction to her transition to Rastafarianism, the positives and negatives of Rastafarianism, the impact of Rastafarianism on the hip hop movement, her adjustments to food as a Rasta, and fighting stereotypes about Rastafarians. Tompkins also spoke about the legacy of Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley, socialism, Pan-Africanism, dreadlocks, Haile Selassie, marijuana, reggae music, dancehall music, and her role after the Washington, DC police department executed Operation Caribbean Cruise in 1986. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include loud white noise and static, some sound distortions / voices distorted, and a few instances of background noise. Interviewee can be heard and voices are intelligible for most of the interview.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African American women  Search this

Caribbeans  Search this

Rastafarians  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Rastafari movement  Search this

Reggae music  Search this

Dancehall (Music)  Search this

Dreadlocks  Search this

marijuana  Search this

Civil rights movements  Search this

Racism  Search this

Pan-Africanism  Search this

Police  Search this

Drug control  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa780b01ffb-7d61-4ff1-85fa-333a410a7ffe

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1884

Names:

Baker, Dorothy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Jamaica

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1994 March 07

Scope and Contents:

Dorothy Baker spoke extensively about Rastafari, including her introduction to Rastafari, her locked hair, and raising her children with the Rastafari way of life. She explained how Rastafari is a way of life, not a religion or a cult; how Rastafari is based on Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the different sects of Rastafari; the differences between Rastafari in Jamaica and Rastafari in the United States; how Jamaicans and Americans view Rasta men and women; her family's reaction to Rastafari; and her children's challenges in school.

Baker briefly spoke about her parents, growing up in Virginia and New Jersey, her work with Africare House, her husband who was born in Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York City, and her desire to document Rastafari through film, which she studied at Howard University. Dorothy Baker was interviewed at the Africare House in northwest Washington, DC. Interview is in English. Carrington Lloyd Buddoo's interview follows the conclusion of Baker's interview on ACMA_AV002379_B. Digital audio files include white noise and static, and some background noise; interviewee can be heard clearly for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.  The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings. 

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African American women  Search this

Rastafarians  Search this

Rastafari movement  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa78d846013-3987-4175-aba5-0281b972c5aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1886

Interviewer:

Santos, Dario  Search this

Names:

Phillips, George Wendell  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Brazilians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Brasília (Distrito Federal, Brazil)

Brazil

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1993 February 15

Scope and Contents:

George Phillips, the Executive Director of the D.C. Partners of Brasilia, spoke about his long history of working with people from Latin America, particularly Brazil. He explained D.C. Partners of Brasilia works with people from all over Brazil, but particularly with those from Brasilia, and works to encourage Brazilian-U.S. relations by actively promoting social exchange between Washington, DC and its sister city Brasilia. Note, Phillips is not Brazilian.

Phillips spoke about D.C. Partners of Brasilia's projects and partnerships in Brazil and Washington, DC area, the carnival sponsored by D.C. Partners of Brasilia, his perception and understanding of Brazilians, and his trips to Brazil. George Phillips was interviewed by Dario J. Santos at the House of Brazil Club. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static. Interviewee's voice can be heard clearly for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.  The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings. 

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Associations, institutions, etc.  Search this

Exchange of persons programs  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7c55c48e2-836c-46ca-a9c3-452103d56c58

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1900

Interviewer:

Santos, Dario  Search this

Names:

Bovell, RoseLee da Conceicao  Search this

Conceicao, Georgina Antonia da  Search this

Conceicao, Rogers Rowland da  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Brazilians  Search this

Afro-Brazilians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Bahia (Brazil : State)

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Brazil

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1993 January 16

Scope and Contents:

Georgina Antonia da Conceicao spoke about her extended family history and ethnic background, which included African and Brazilian ancestry. Conceicao also spoke about her childhood and growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; racial and class discrimination in Brazil; the type of work she performed while living in Brazil; and why she migrated to the United States in 1966. Conceicao spoke of her first impressions and experiences in the United States, including her immigrant visas and first employment experiences. She explained the differences between the United States and Brazil, how she was treated by Americans, meeting Brazilians and her involvement with the Brazilian community in Washington, DC area, and helping people in her community.

Conceicao also talked about buying a house and her children, the Latin American festival and other events for Brazilians, making costumes for the Latin parade, and Bahia and Afro-Brazilian culture and traditions.

Georgina Antonia da Conceicao's children - Rogers Rowland da Conceicao and RoseLee da Conceicao – were present during the interview and answered a few basic questions about themselves, Brazil, and Brazilians versus Americans. During a portion of the interview, Georgina Antonia da Conceicao danced with music playing; music playing at end of interview as well.

Georgina Antonia da Conceicao and her children were interviewed by Dario J. Santos. Interview is mostly in English with some Portuguese. Digital audio files include loud white noise and static; interviewees' voices are intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation, including partial transcripts, for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.  The textual transcripts are not verbatim of the audio recordings. 

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Women  Search this

Latin Americans  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Racism  Search this

Race  Search this

Social classes  Search this

Discrimination  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Festivals  Search this

Parades  Search this

Costume  Search this

Dance  Search this

Music  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75f157282-a150-4aeb-825f-cda83ec58ca0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1901

Interviewer:

Corporan, Héctor, 1945-  Search this

Names:

Howard University  Search this

Third World (Musical group)  Search this

Blake, John  Search this

Grant, Eddy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital file

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Trinidadians  Search this

West Indians  Search this

Jamaicans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Trinidad and Tobago

West Indies

Africa

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

John Blake spoke about his migration from Trinidad to the United States, including his first experiences and first impression, and cultural differences, in 1970; living in a group house with his brother in Washington, DC; and Howard University.

Blake explained his interest in radio broadcasting; changing careers from quantity surveying / building estimating to broadcasting; the origin, history, and evolution of his radio program, "Caribbean Experience"; the importance of his radio program to the community; and the importance of a network of information for the Caribbean community, which led to Caribbean communities understanding each other better. Blake spoke about teaching radio production; reggae and calypso music; reggae musicians, including Eddy Grant and the musical group, Third World; the relationship between music genres in and across the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States; and why was reggae music embraced by the African American community. He also spoke about the African diaspora; civil rights movement and uprisings in Washington, DC; Black consciousness movement; Operation Caribbean Cruise, a Washington, DC police drug investigation and raid which targeted the Jamaican and Caribbean community; and how Jamaicans and Caribbeans are generalized and stereotyped.

John Blake was interviewed by Hector Corporan. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include minimal white noise and static. Interviewee's voice is intelligible.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Caribbeans  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Radio broadcasters  Search this

Reggae musicians  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Radio broadcasting  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Music  Search this

Reggae music  Search this

Calypso (Music)  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Civil rights movements  Search this

Stereotypes (Social psychology)  Search this

Police  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7fd9c55c1-9eda-4bb3-823b-e9906b567420

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1909

Names:

Gyan, Jojo  Search this

Mann, C. K.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Ghana

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

C. K. Mann and Jojo Gyan spoke about the origin of highlife music; writing new music; their goal to make highlife music accepted in the international market; and why they came to United States. Mann and Gyan also spoke about playing for churches, schools, and museums in the United States; and the importance of their interactions with other musicians. Jojo Gyan spoke about when he migrated to the United States; where he is ancestrally from and grew up in Ghana; his memories of childhood in Ghana, including when he started playing music and sneaking out of the house to play with C. K. Mann; and playing music in London. Gyan stated he is part of Fanti ethnic group in Ghana. Gyan and Mann spoke about the Fanti group in the Washington, DC; the ethnic groups in Ghana, including Fanti and Ashanti, and how the groups interact with each other; intercultural marriage and relationships; African women versus American women; polyamorous relationships and marriage; power relationship between women and men; and the type of food they like to eat.

Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static. Interviewees' voices are intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Musicians  Search this

Fanti (African people)  Search this

Ashanti (African people)  Search this

Highlife (Music)  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Intermarriage  Search this

Marriage  Search this

Interpersonal relations  Search this

Control (Psychology)  Search this

Polygamy  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73fdc8785-136b-4161-8fd9-188b99af19ff

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1910

Interviewer:

Ansah, Ebow  Search this

Names:

Dadzie, Joseph Ankoma  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

2 Digital files

1 Sound cassette

Culture:

Ghanaians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital files

Sound cassettes

Place:

Ghana

Hyattsville, (Md.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

circa 1992-1993

Scope and Contents:

Joseph Ankoma Dadzie, managing director of First African Forex Bureau, spoke about his migration to the United States in 1980; his higher education experience in the United States; his decision to go into the money transfer / foreign exchange business; and the founding and growth of his business. He explained he and his brother were the first to transfer money to Ghana, how they earned trust within the Ghanaian community, and the challenges and solutions sending money and communicating with people and institutions in Ghana.

Dadzie also spoke about the support he received from Ghanaian associations and organizations, and Ghanaian community; Ghanaians securing housing and property in Ghana; helping Ghanaians with their monetary goals and development in Ghana; the importance of transferring money to Ghanaians in Ghana; the rural banking system in Ghana and how to help Ghanaian rural communities with their banking and monetary needs; the economic situation in Ghana; the Ghanaian government's awareness of the Forex Bureau; the importance of Ghanaian societies and associations in Washington, DC; his involvement with the Ghanaian community in the Washington, DC; his parents and siblings; and his future plans.

Joseph Ankoma Dadzie, also known as Kofi Ankoma Dadzie, was interviewed by Ebow Ansah. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static. Interviewee's voice is intelligible for the most part.

General:

Associated documentation for this interview is available in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

Title created by ACMA staff using text written on sound cassette, contents of audio recording, textual transcript, and/or associated archival documentation.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Businesspeople  Search this

Emigration and immigration  Search this

Foreign exchange  Search this

Foreign exchange market  Search this

Electronic funds transfers  Search this

Banks and banking  Search this

Economy  Search this

Associations, institutions, etc.  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records / Series 2: Research Files / Oral History Interviews

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa724ab52c3-48e3-4b47-a3ee-ba7b59d6644b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-03-027-ref1914

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Names:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Extent:

21.6 Cubic feet (consisting of 17 cartons, 2 oversized boxes.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Transcripts

Color slides

Exhibition records

Exhibit scripts

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Place:

Washington Metropolitan Area

Date:

1942-1998

Summary:

These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of an exhibition exploring the immigration of people of African descent from Central and South America and the Caribbean to the Washington Metropolitan Area. The show was organized and hosted by the Anacostia Museum from August 21, 1994 through August 7, 1995. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.

Scope and Contents:

The records of the Black Mosaic exhibition presented by the Anacostia Community Museum measure 21.6 cubic feet and date from 1942 to 1998, with the bulk of material dating from 1990 to 1995. The records include administrative records, publications, research files, floor plans, exhibit text drafts, oral history transcripts, and project files for programs coordinated for or tangentially with the Black Mosaic Exhibit.

Administrative records include advisory board member lists, meeting minutes, agendas, grant proposals, project reports and assessments, correspondence, training material for museum volunteers and docents, and assorted notes. Publications within the series directly relate to the Black Mosaic Exhibit and the Anacostia Community Museum. Correspondence includes both internal correspondence and those with local community members.

Writings and notes were previously scattered throughout the collection have been collocated within the Administrative Records series, and a majority are undated. The notes cover topics ranging from administrative activities to exhibit and research planning. Included are printed documents, scrap paper, and spiral-bound notebooks.

The research files contain background information about numerous immigrant communities within Washington D.C. The community research files were originally organized by country, continent, or region of origin, and then later by subjects that coordinated with the exhibit's designated themes. This organization method has largely been maintained. Research files include scholarly articles, news clippings, event programs, compiled bibliographies, and material related to the study of museology.

The exhibit files include floor plan layouts, photocopies of images, interview transcripts, exhibit literature, and extensive exhibit text drafts. Drafts of the exhibit's text include notes throughout multiple editing stages. Additionally, copies of flip books for different thematic sections of the Black Mosaic exhibit are included and are organized alphabetically by title. Other exhibit literature present is primarily in English with one French copy present.

The project files include training material for collecting oral histories and documenting community folklife, conference records, event records, and records pertaining to related projects at the Anacostia Community Museum. Concurrent projects supporting the exhibit include the Black Mosaic community newsletter and an educational curriculum project. Additional project records that thematically overlap with the Black Mosaic exhibit but extend beyond the timeframe of the formal exhibit are present also.

Arrangement:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C. exhibition records are arranged in four series:

Series 1: Administrative Records

Series 2: Research Files

Series 3: Exhibit Files

Series 4: Project Files

Historical Note:

The exhibit Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C. was curated by the Anacostia Community Museum's supervisory curator Portia James, and was open at the Anacostia Community Museum from August 1994 to August 1995. The exhibition explored the immigration of people of African descent from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean to the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Topics addressed in the exhibition include migration, situations faced by Black immigrants, the maintenance of relationships with places of origin, community events and cultural performances, public and private expressions of culture, commodification of culture for economic support, and the expression of multiple identities. Some intentions of the exhibit were to provide forums for discussing culture and identity, provide resources for people learning about communities in the Washington Metro area, and to be a model to other museums and cultural institutions for understanding and interpreting similar immigration and settlement patterns.

The exhibit was designed to be experienced with broader cultural concepts being introduced towards the external part of the exhibit, while personal stories could be experienced further in. Over 100 oral history interviews featured prominently in the exhibit where interviewed individuals explained their immigration experience and how they've adapted to life in the area. The exhibit also included mounted photographs, artifacts, music, and conversations. Artifacts included passport photos, tickets, family photographs, and letters. The exhibit's text displayed in three languages: English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. There were additional exhibition guides provided in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and the Ghanaian languages of Ga, Twi, Akan, and Ewe.

Coupled with the exhibit, the museum coordinated an extensive series of programs to engage various communities in the exploration of issues and traditions. These programs included creating newsletters and a photograph exhibit to keep the community up to date about the progression of the exhibit, working with performance groups, creating multi-institutional partnerships in order to develop more effective methods of collecting oral histories, and collaborating and modeling for the CFPCS African Immigrant Communities project.

Provenance:

Records of Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity Among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C. Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Immigrants -- United States -- Exhibitions  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Transcripts

Color slides

Exhibition records -- 1990-2004

Exhibit scripts

Contact sheets

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Citation:

Black Mosaic: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D. C. Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

ACMA.03-027

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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa769b48dcf-5b93-4db2-b89e-3e4819fb8f55

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-03-027

Creator:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2023-07-11T01:14:28.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Art, modern  Search this

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Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

YouTube Channel:

hirshhornmuseum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_EI8w0-Y0vMg

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-02-26T20:27:34.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_DaJ3rLazgQc

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-11-24T17:04:23.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_LrsAwLwZe-Q

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-12-01T19:08:39.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_dk_tBj1_Wz4

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-11-28T15:39:41.000Z

YouTube Category:

Nonprofits & Activism  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

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SmithsonianAnacostia

Data Source:

Anacostia Community Museum

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAnacostia

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ZfjBZ8fl9us

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-07-26T18:26:54.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ijPGtnQijr8

Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-08-04T17:33:44.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, Asian  Search this

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FreerSackler

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

YouTube Channel:

FreerSackler

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_IE17QZqeoMA

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-06-05T21:06:57.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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airandspace

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt__G8KyUGKVFQ

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-10-09T11:34:24.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Pe79KzLhT9E