Kam Heritage flower symbolKam Heritage Project

People who made this work possible

Our team and collaborators.

The Kam Heritage Project is made possible by artisans and community partners in Dimen, university designers and students, researchers, and library staff who helped build and describe the online archive.

The roles and collaborations below span several phases of the project.

A group of collaborators in Dimen.
A group of collaborators in Dimen.

Project leadership

Lead Investigator

Marie Anna Lee.
Marie Anna Lee.

Marie Anna Lee

Lead Investigator · Professor of Art and Graphic Design, University of the Pacific

Research, community-based design, documentation, educational collaborations, and project direction.

Design Team Members

黃韵宜 Huang Yunyi, Joyce

黃韵宜 Huang Yunyi, Joyce

Production Director; Information Manager, Dimen Dong Cultural Eco-Museum

Angelique Doti

Design team member

张梦慧 Zhang Menghui, Ivy

张梦慧 Zhang Menghui, Ivy

Design team member

Anastasya Uskov

Anastasya Uskov

2011 BFA Graphic Design

Joanne Kwan

Joanne Kwan

2013 BFA Graphic Design

Dong Ran

Dong Ran

Design team member

Spring 2014 Graphic Design I class

Margaret Brunet, Kristina Davis, Katharine DeWitt, Ann Fitzpatrick, Kellie Macauley, Dustin McPhillips, Synclaire Moffatt, Dante Pasquini, Kelsey Plageman, Prajakta Prasana, Harrison Rich, Zahra Siddique, Binaypreet Singh, Kristina Tom, Jia Chun Wang, and Melissa Willis.

Additional student interns: Ann Fitzpatrick, Prajakta Prasana, and Binaypreet Singh.

The Kam Minority Archive

Kam Archive Team

The online archive involved a dedicated group working on publication, metadata, access, and photographic preparation.

Library Digital Initiatives Staff

  • Michele Gibney — Head of Publishing and Scholarship Support
  • Lillian Hom-Imada — Metadata & Cataloging Specialist
  • Rachelle Caouette — Access Services Specialist

Library Digital Initiatives Students

  • Jamie Chesbrough ’21
  • Kaitlyn Imada ’22
  • Munachimso Aghasili ’23
  • Alexis Gerbino ’21

Photo Editing / Art & Media X

  • Nic Chen ’21
  • Angelique Doti ’21
  • Mayu Otsuka ’23
  • Umm-E-Salma Zaman ’23

Visit the online archive →

Community artisans and Eco Museum partners

Artisans and Eco Museum staff contributed cultural knowledge, craft demonstrations, music, interpretation, training and coordination.

Artisans

吴孟席 Wu Meng Xi (Wú Mn Ci); 吴花轉 Wú Huā Zhuă; 吴皆天 Wu Jie Tian (Wú Găi Tiàn); 吴英娘 Wu Yin Niang (Wú Yīng Niáng); 吴美芝 Wu Mei Tz.

Meet the artisans →

Dimen Dong Cultural Eco Museum

李伟傑 Lee Wai Kit (Founder); 任和昕 Ren He Xin, Leon (Director); 吴章仕 Wu Zhang Shi (Music Director and liaison); 吴逃难 Wu Tao Nan (Craft development); 吴桃爱 Wu Tao Ai (Crafts and singing); 吴玉平 Wu YuPing (Interpreter); 吴亮明 Wu Liang Ming (Crafts).

About the museum →

Other collaborators and interpreters

Collaborators

Katherine Combellick, Lowayne Shieh, and Jennifer Little.

Interpreters

赵亮 Zhao Liang (Luna); 高原 Gao Yuan (Kelseay).

Village interpreters

吴东霞 Wu Dong Xia; 吴章仕 Wu Zhang Shi.

Motif tracing collaborators

David Leung, Chelsey Berg, Anthony Porche, Kimberlee Derhammer, Micaela Haluko, and Mary C. Burns.

Selected documentation photographs

Collaborative work on a design.
Collaborative work on a design.