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Discovering and Documenting Properties Associated with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage

On December 3, 2012 By Alexandra Lord

The Kam Wah Chung Company Building was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2005. It is the best known example of a nineteenth-century Chinese mercantile and herb store in the United States

In 2012, Secretary of the Interior, Kenneth Salazar called for an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Initiative. This initiative seeks to ensure that the rich heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is documented and told through the National Historic Landmarks (NHL) Program.

It reflects the call to “actively engage diverse communities and strengthen partnerships to develop innovative communication and education strategies” as outlined in A Call to Action Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement. This initiative also addresses Call to Action #3 (History Lesson: Expand the meaning of parks to new audiences and provide an opportunity for communities to learn more about their heritage) and Call to Action #13 (Stop Talking and Listen: Learn about the challenges and opportunities associated with connecting diverse communities to the great outdoors and our collective history).

Updating National Register Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating, and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties and Native American Landscapes

On May 4, 2012 By Paul Loether

Medicine Wheel/Medecine Mountain National Historic Landmark (Traditional Cultural Property) Bighorn National Forest, Lovell, Wyoming

NPS Requests Government-to-Government Consultation with Federally Recognized Tribes on Traditional Cultural Properties and Native American Landscapes

On March 13, 2012 By Paul Loether

Cast Iron Symposium: April 12-13, 2012 in Galveston, TX – Galveston Historical Foundation

On February 21, 2012 By Sean Clifford

Location: Tremont House, 2300 Ship’s Mechanic Row, Galveston, TX
When: April 12-13th, 2012
Registration Fee: $50
Website: http://www.galvestonhistory.org/castiron

Galveston’s 12-block Strand/Mechanic National Historic Landmark District contains one of the largest collections of historic cast-iron commercial buildings in the country. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the City of Galveston received a federal grant to rehabilitate the city’s rich cast iron architectural heritage. In conjunction with the upcoming restoration, Galveston Historical Foundation will be offering a Symposium on the history, manufacture and maintenance of cast iron on April 12-13th, 2012 at the historic Tremont House, in downtown Galveston. Leading conservators, preservationists and fabricators will speak to the challenges of sustaining these cultural treasures in a coastal environment.