My Time Working with the Tenement Museum

May 4, 2018 Admin

“Perfect Strangers” by Vik Muniz. Muniz wanted to show normal people you see on the subway that you remember distinctly, but regard as a stranger. This image of a couple is said to be the first permanent LGBT public art in all of New York. It is loc… — “Perfect Strangers” by Vik Muniz. Muniz wanted to show normal people you see on the subway that you remember distinctly, but regard as a stranger. This image of a couple is said to be the first permanent LGBT public art in all of New York. It is located at 72nd Street Station.

In this post, Desmond Austin-Miller, a graduate of Columbia University’s Oral History MA Program describes lessons learned through his time interning at the Tenement Museum during the Fall of 2017 and Spring of 2018.

Why Are These Stories Worth Telling?: Reflections on ‘Below the Grid’ (Part III)

December 21, 2016 Admin

Oral historian Ron Grele (Director Emeritus, Oral History Research Office) engaging in discussion at Jack Tchen's recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture.

In this post, current OMHA student Yutong Wang (2016) explores how oral histories can be both meaningful and impactful to public audiences.

This article is the final piece in a three-part series exploring Jack Kuo Wei Tchen’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Below the Grid.”

Creating Dynamic Dialogue with Our Past and Present: Reflections on ‘Below the Grid’ (Part II)

December 20, 2016 Admin

In this post, current OHMA student Xiaoyan Li (2016) reflects on how the dynamic dialogic process enlightens the shadows of our past and present.

This article is the second in a three-part series exploring Jack Kuo Wei Tchen’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Below the Grid.”

The Dialogic Space & Feeling the Human Story: Reflections on 'Below the Grid' (Part I)

December 19, 2016 Admin

In this post, Chinonye Alma Otuonye explores the dialogic space as a mechanism towards a human understanding of the self and history. She reflects on the ways John Kuo Wei Tchen—NYU professor, historian, and curator—decolonizes both space and history within and through his work.

This article is the first in a three-part series exploring Tchen’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Below the Grid.”