People · Place · Collaboration
A living heritage, a shared effort.
The Kam Heritage Project grows out of relationships in Dimen. Artisans, families, the Dimen Dong Cultural Eco Museum, students, researchers, and collaborators contribute different forms of knowledge and care.
Meet the people, explore the village and the museum, and discover the partnerships that sustain the project.
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Stories rooted in place
Dimen Village
Village life, the landscape, and change across generations.
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The Kam People
Language, architecture, songs, craft traditions, and evolving cultural identity.
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Artisans
Women whose skills and stories shape much of the research.
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Dimen Eco Museum
A living museum, community programs, and the partnership behind the work.
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Our Team
Collaborators in Dimen, at Pacific, and across the Kam Archive initiative.
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The community leads the story
Project photographs and oral histories document the people whose expertise sustains Kam traditions. The work depends on relationships that have developed over many years between Dimen artisans, the Eco Museum, university students and colleagues.
From the project archive
Dimen in Transition · 2012
The Reynolds Gallery exhibition brought together the research of Marie Lee, Jennifer Little, Joanne Kwan, and Anastasya Uskov, including Through Young Kam Eyes and Their Then and Now.
