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The stories will provide information on how, why and when different Asian American groups came to the U.S. and to Fairfax County, where they have settled and what their experiences and contributions have been to the Fairfax County community. Fairfax County Asian American residents number about 160,000 or some 16% of the Fairfax County population -- the largest minority group in Fairfax County since 1990.
Frequently Asked Questions: 1. What will the project produce?
By May 2010 -- the first book on Fairfax County Asian Americans will be published.
By 2010 -- establish the Fairfax County Asian American History Web Presence.
Other products may include articles, video programs.
2. Who is the audience for the products?
All Fairfax County residents.
The book is a Fairfax County community development project aimed at
a better understanding of the Asian American community in Fairfax County
by Asian Americans themselves -- as well as all their neighbors.
3. What is the model for the history project?
A Look Back at Braddock History Project sponsored by Supervisor Sharon Bulova.
The website with oral history interview examples:
http://braddockheritage.org/resources/
4. How will the project be accomplished?
Oral history interviews of Fairfax County Asian American residents from 2008-2010,
to include first, second and third-generation Asian Americans.
The first interviews will involve the Task Force participants.
Task Force participants will provide lists of interviewees
beginning with English language speakers.
5. What Fairfax County Asian American communities will be interviewed?
Americans with origins in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia
are included in the Census definition of Asian Americans: http://fairfaxasianamericans.community.officelive.com/FFXAsianAmericans.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_American
6. What questions will be asked?
A draft of oral history interview questions has been posted for comment:
http://fanhs-nova.org/71001InterviewQuestions.aspx
Focus is on the history, the heritage and contributions of Fairfax County Asian Americans.
7.What sectors of the Fairfax county Asian American community could be included?
Each chapter could include the following:
1. History of Asian Americans in Fairfax County -- using census/other research data
2. Patriotism -- Fairfax County Asian Americans in military and national security
3. Education -- Fairfax County Asian Americans teachers and students
4. Caregivers -- Fairfax County Asian American doctors, nurses
5. Entrepreneurs -- Fairfax County business owners/managers
6. Community Activitists -- Fairfax County candidates, association leaders
7. Public Servants -- Fairfax County officers in USG or international organizations
8. Sports -- Fairfax County sports figures
9. Arts -- Fairfax County Performing Artists, writers, etc.
10. Faith -- Fairfax County Asian American religious community leaders
8. What photos would be included in the book?
-- photos of oral history interviewees
-- photos of Fairfax County Asian American-created landmarks, e.g., Eden Center,
Ekoji Temple, Sikh Foundation, Korean Bell Garden, TJ High School Sculpture
-- photos of Fairfax County Asian American heritage programs, such as the Lunar
New Year celebrations, the Reston Asian Festival.
--Family photos and celebrations, community and/ or church celebrations, work/play
Historical Notes on FCAAHP: The Asian Americans in Fairfax County History Project: Goals and Objectives
(6/15/2007 Draft by Corazon Sandoval Foley) Supervisor Sharon Bulova on 6/20/2007 approved the draft goals and objectives. On 7/11/2007, the Fairfax History Commission unanimously voted to support the project. The draft program is still evolving so please email Cora Foley (corazonfoley@fanhs-nova.org) if you wish to volunteer for the project and/or to provide suggestions on the historical research -- as well as names of possible interviewees for the history project, and invitees for the first town hall meeting on January 2008. We have started research on the Filipino Americans in Fairfax County and we invite other Asian American groups to organize their historical research projects as well.
TIMELINE FOR PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST BOOK ON
ASIAN AMERICANS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY HISTORY PROJECT | DATE OF COMPLETION | TASK | June 14, 2007
June 20, 2007
July 11, 2007 | Meeting with Supervisor Sharon Bulova, Cora Foley, and Mary Lipsey on an oral history research project on Asian Americans in Fairfax county.
Supervisor Sharon Bulova approved goals/timelines for project.
Fairfax County History Commission unanimously voted to support the project. The Commission will write a letter to Fairfax County High School Social Studies Teachers to encourage their students to achieve credit hours for community service in civics by participating in the project. | January 23, 2008 (Wed.) 7:30 p.m. Supervisor Bulova's office/Braddock Hall | Town Hall Meeting to announce project and gather volunteers for the historical team from the different groups in the Fairfax County Asian American communities: Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Bangladeshi, and others. | | March 2008 | Training of volunteers in proper oral history interviewing techniques | | April 2008 | Practice in oral history interviewing techniques using training principles | April 28, 2008 9:00 a.m. FFX Govt Center | Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Proclamation of May 2009 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Fairfax County. | May 14, 2008 (Wed) 7:30 p.m. Kings Park Library | Asian Pacific American Heritage Month meeting to engage larger segments of the Asian American community and the media to the project. Demonstration of the websites -- main FCAAHP website and Vietnamese American website. (NOTE: websites were originially planned for 2010 but were produced by May 2008 -- way ahead of schedule). | August 4, 2008 9:00 a.m. FFX Govt Center | Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Recognition of Vy Nguyen for her creation of the Fairfax County Vietnamese American History website. | January 2009 | Lunar New Year program honoring recently naturalized American citizens in Fairfax County | | April 2009 | Plans for storybook for film and exhibit on Asian American Heritage Month | | May 2009 | 2nd meeting during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to discuss finding from oral history interviews and initial outline of book -- with a film plus exhibit on Fairfax County Asian American History Project. | | December 2009 | Completion of First Set of Oral History Interviews (interviews will continue through 2010). | | April 2010 | Completion of book publication | | May 2010 | Official Release for purchase of first book (possible title -- Fairfax County Asian Americans: 143 Years of History (1867 - 2010). 3rd Meeting during Asian Pacific American History Month to launch the book and its findings, along with updated FCAAHP film and exhibit. | | June 2010 | De-briefing on project and start of follow-up research on books for each of the different Asian American communities |
Primary and Secondary Audiences: Primary: Fairfax County Residents interested in local history,
Particularly Asian American residents of Fairfax County
Secondary: Families of the primary audience
Residents of neighboring counties in Northern Virginia who may also
be interested in the history of their Asian American citizens
Planning Goals:
For The Asian Americans in Fairfax County History Project: The project will involve local Asian American citizens in the recording, preservation and promotion of Fairfax County’s history to produce a series of books/articles that describe the different waves of Asian American residents in Fairfax County, their contributions and experiences.
Planning Objective:
For The Asian Americans in Fairfax County History Project: timeline and to do lists. - In January 2008, Vice Chairman Sharon Bulova of the Board of Supervisors will call a town meeting to announce the project and introduce members of the Asian American communities who will lead research teams in each of their communities. Cora Foley will lead the Filipino American research team.
By March 29, 2008, the team will attend oral history training to prepare for oral history workdays. By April 29, the oral history collection team will practice in preparation for collecting histories. In May 2008, the team will sponsor a meeting about the project to engage the Asian American community and local media – inviting as speakers representatives of the Asian American community. Oral histories will be collected through the end of 2008 – with occasional meetings by each group to discuss findings with the communities. Starting in January 2009, the results of the oral histories will be analyzed to develop the outline of the first book which will include an overview of all the Asian American communities in Fairfax County. In May 2009, the team will sponsor the second meeting to discuss the progress of the project as part of the county’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The rest of 2009 and early 2010 will be devoted to writing and publishing the first book on Asian American History in Fairfax County.
In May 2010, the first book will be officially launched and a meeting will be held to discuss follow-up research by each community. The Filipino American community will proceed with projects for book(s) on Filipino Americans in Fairfax County. Experience Goal: For The Asian American History in Fairfax Project: The target audience will be able to use the first book/related articles produced by the project to develop a richer understanding of the contributions of Asian Americans in the growth and prosperity of Fairfax County – and understand the struggles that each community experienced in their American odyssey in the county.
Experience Objective:
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