Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Asian Pacific American History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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Asian Pacific American people, places, and events that shaped our world have gone under- and unrepresented in the historical record. This APA History Month, join archivists, historians, and the public for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon where we will edit and improve Wikipedia content related to Asian Pacific America using source material from the National Archives. New to Wikipedia? Don't worry - Training and lunch will be provided. Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
The APA edit-a-thon will be held in the Innovation Hub at the National Archives Research Center, 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20408. Please bring a picture ID and enter the building at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance.
When
- Wednesday, May 8, 2019 10AM-2PM
Where
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Innovation Hub
- 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
- Washington, DC 20408
Register
- Register here with Eventbrite'
Coordination
[edit]TO AVOID EDITING THE SAME ARTICLES AS OTHER ATTENDEES, please use the Etherpad link below to share what you are currently editing. Remember to type 'Done' or 'Finished' when you are through making changes. REMEMBER TO PUBLISH (SAVE) OFTEN.
Etherpad - Asian Pacific American History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Please sign in
[edit]- This is for use on the day of the event.
- 1) Select 'Sign in'
- 2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes' or 'Save changes'.
- Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.
Presentation
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Safe Space Policy
[edit]Wikimedia Projects
[edit]- Wikimedia movement
- Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Commons, a data repository of media (images, videos and sounds). (See * Wikiproject Wikimedia Commons:GLAM Wikiproject)
- Wikidata, a common source of data, also accessible by the other projects
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- Wikiversity, educational material
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Wikipedia Policies
[edit]- Wikipedia:Five pillars
- Wikipedia:Core content policies
- Wikipedia:General notability guideline
- Wikipedia:Verifiability
- Wikipedia:Conflict of interest
- Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources
- Wikipedia:No original research (Examples of Original Research)
- Wikipedia:Citing sources
- Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources
Quick Editing Tips
[edit]Tools, Resources and WikiProjects
[edit]Coordination
[edit]TO AVOID EDITING THE SAME ARTICLES AS OTHER ATTENDEES, please use the Etherpad link below to share what you are currently editing. Remember to type 'Done' or 'Finished' when you are through making changes. REMEMBER TO PUBLISH (SAVE) OFTEN.
Etherpad - Asian Pacific American History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Suggested Article Work List
[edit]About the Article Assessment Quality Scale
For Creation
- Minidoka Irrigator (Minidoka internment camp newspaper)
- Joseph Pierce
- Filia (Phil) Uipi
- Herman T. Guerrero
- *New* Anti-Communist Youth League (North Korea)[1] [2]
- Min Young Ik[3]
Stub
C
- Hindu–German Conspiracy Trial
- Japanese-American service in World War II
- Japanese occupation of Guam
- Korean Armistice Agreement[8]
- Clifford K. Berryman[9]
- Operation Hastings[10]
- Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)[11]
B
- Bruce Lee
- Hawaii
- United States home front during World War I
- Guam#Military_bases
- Guam
- War Relocation Authority
- Ferdinand Marcos[12]
GA
FA
References
[edit]NARA Resources
[edit]- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Digitized Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files
- Statements of United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry, 1944-1946
- Case file for George S Fujii, leader of the draft resistance at Poston
- Naval intelligence files of the US Navy relating to WWII era espionage in the Japanese Fishing Village at Terminal Island, CA
Images Uploaded
[edit]-
Korean Armistice Agreement, 1953
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Gathering Mulberry Leaves for Silkworms
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Granada Relocation Center internee truck
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File:Grave Marker at the Granada Relocation Center
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File:Tray of Silk Worms
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Silk Production in Japan - Weighing Raw Silk
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Military service sign from the Granada Relocation Center
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Minidoka Irrigator.jpg
Outcomes
[edit]- Wikis: *.wikipedia, commons.wikimedia and en.wikipedia
- Start date: 2019-05-08 10:00 (America/New York)
- End date: 2019-05-08 14:30
Bytes changed | Edits | Uploaded files in use | Uploaded files | New editors | Pages created | Views to pages created | Pages improved | Avg. daily views to pages improved | Unique pages with uploaded files | Avg. daily views to uploaded files | Participants | Retention after 7 days |
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10,871 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 2,704 | 4 | 457 | 8 | 2 |