Voices at the Crossroads: Preserving Asian American Radio Heritage for America's 250th
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Disciplines
American Studies | Library and Information Science
Abstract
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, whose voices tell that story? This panel explores digitizing the Asian American Forum (1990-1996)—arguably the first Asian American college radio program on the East Coast—to preserve vital voices often excluded from national narratives. Project team members, student transcript reviewers, and Angela Rola (founding Director, UConn Asian American Cultural Center) discuss rights management challenges, student-led archival detective work, historical significance for Connecticut's new AAPI curriculum mandate, and connections between 1990s activism and today's anti-Asian violence. Demonstrates how digital preservation reshapes whose history counts
Recommended Citation
Lim, Edward Junhao; Garcia, Vanessa Iridian; Kauffman, Rhonda; and Rola, Angela, "Voices at the Crossroads: Preserving Asian American Radio Heritage for America's 250th" (2026). UConn Library Presentations. 67.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/libr_pres/67
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