<p>The undocumented rights movement is one of extraordinary resistance and creation. Mainly thought of to the public as DREAMers or DACA recipients, undocumented young adults pushed for rights and challenged status quos on limiting immigrant narratives. Their fight for higher education access, stopping community member deportations, citizenship, and full self-expressions are visions of future possibilities and harken to past movements. Their movement goes beyond immigration status: organizers also bring to the forefront their queer identities, race and racism, economic empowerment, importance of mobilizing via community organizing. It’s a contemporary movement that is highly influence by other historical movements, bringing into focus how this contemporary movement of undocumented people is part of a long lineage of activism in the United States. </p> <p></p> <p>In<em> Empower and Thrive: Pursuing the American Dream</em>, listen and learn on how one undocumented organizer is creating that dream into a reality by organizing his community to vote, fight against economic inequalities, and striving for opportunities for all people. </p> <p></p> <p>This series utilizes the <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/restorative-history/undocumented-organizing-collecting-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative’s</a> oral history records and Smithsonian objects to dive deeper. To learn more about the project, the history, and the process in collecting, please visit the project’s <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/restorative-history/undocumented-organizing-collecting-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a> here and visit past program <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</a>. </p> <p></p> <p><em>Credit: </em> </p> <p><em>The Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Asian American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.</em> </p>

<p>The undocumented rights movement is one of extraordinary resistance and creation. Mainly thought of to the public as DREAMers or DACA recipients, undocumented young adults pushed for rights and challenged status quos on limiting immigrant narratives. Their fight for higher education access, stopping community member deportations, citizenship, and full self-expressions are visions of future possibilities and harken to past movements. Their movement goes beyond immigration status: organizers also bring to the forefront their queer identities, race and racism, economic empowerment, importance of mobilizing via community organizing. It’s a contemporary movement that is highly influence by other historical movements, bringing into focus how this contemporary movement of undocumented people is part of a long lineage of activism in the United States. </p> <p></p> <p>In Undocumented and Asian: Community and Coalition listen and learn coalition building between Asian and Black undocumented gets the movement one step closer to liberation. </p> <p>This series utilizes the <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/restorative-history/undocumented-organizing-collecting-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative’s</a> oral history records and Smithsonian objects to dive deeper. To learn more about the project, the history, and the process in collecting, please visit the project’s <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/restorative-history/undocumented-organizing-collecting-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a> here and visit past program <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</a>. </p> <p><em>Credit: </em> </p> <p><em>The Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Asian American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.</em> </p>

<p>The undocumented rights movement is one of extraordinary resistance and creation. Mainly thought of to the public as DREAMers or DACA recipients, undocumented young adults pushed for rights and challenged status quos on limiting immigrant narratives. Their fight for higher education access, stopping community member deportations, citizenship, and full self-expressions are visions of future possibilities and harken to past movements. Their movement goes beyond immigration status: organizers also bring to the forefront their queer identities, race and racism, economic empowerment, importance of mobilizing via community organizing. It’s a contemporary movement that is highly influence by other historical movements, bringing into focus how this contemporary movement of undocumented people is part of a long lineage of activism in the United States. </p> <p></p> <p>In <em>Community Organizing: Power to the</em> People listen and learn on how community organizing for the undocumented movement plays a critical tool in creating a more just democratic practice and society. </p> <p> </p> <p>This series utilizes the <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/restorative-history/undocumented-organizing-collecting-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative’s</a> oral history records and Smithsonian objects to dive deeper. To learn more about the project, the history, and the process in collecting, please visit the project’s <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/restorative-history/undocumented-organizing-collecting-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a> here and visit past program <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</a>. </p> <p><em>Credit: </em> </p> <p><em>The Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Asian American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.</em> </p>

<h3><strong>러닝 랩 #5: 위험에 처한 지역사회</strong></h3> <p><em>민주주의의 모습을 말해 달라에 </em>오신 것을 환영합니다. 이 디지털 공간에서 여러분은 미등록 이민자 활동가들을 만나 그들 눈에 비친 민주주의의 모습을 직접 확인하실 수 있습니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>이들은 자신의 이야기를 통해 DACA(불법체류 청소년 추방 유예)부터 드리머(DREAMers)에 이르기까지, 미등록 이민자들과 관련된 헤드라인과 이슈 너머로 살펴보기 위해 우리를 초대합니다. 공동체, 시민권, 소속감, 심지어 정체성과 같은 친숙한 주제를 바라보는 이들의 새로운 시각은 우리의 상상력을 확장시키기에 충분합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>러닝 랩으로 과거와 현재를 연결하여 미등록 이민자 커뮤니티에 영향을 끼치는 쟁점들이 이 나라의 역사에 얼마나 뿌리 깊게 존재하는지 살펴봅시다. ‘위험에 처한 지역사회’에서는 스미스소니언의 컬렉션을 통해 미국의 얼마나 많은 집단이 범죄자 취급을 받아왔는지 그 역사를 살펴봅니다. 눈물의 길을 비롯해 일본인 억류, 연방 감금 제도에 이르기까지, 사람들이 미국 사회로부터 차단되어 왔던 여러 방식을 살펴봅니다. 이러한 자료는 민주주의를 가로막는 장애물에 대해 생각해볼 기회를 제시합니다. </p> <p> </p> <p>시리즈에 대한 자세한 내용은 당사 웹 사이트인<a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">민주주의의 모습을 말해 달라</a>를 확인하십시오.</p> <p>미등록 이민자 조직활동가와 학자들이 함께 하는 라이브 Q&A는 여기서 시청하십시오:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">실시간 역사:미등록 이민자 조직화</a> <br><br></p> <p> <em>미등록 이민자 조직화 수집 이니셔티브는 스미스소니언 라티노 센터가 관리하는 라티노 이니셔티브 풀과 스미스소니언 아시아 태평양 아메리칸 센터가 관리하는 아시아계 미국인 이니셔티브 풀로부터 연방 지원을 받았습니다. </em></p>

<h3><strong>러닝 랩 #1: 상호부조를 통한 조직화</strong></h3> <p><em>민주주의의 모습을 말해 달라에 </em>오신 것을 환영합니다. 이 디지털 공간에서 여러분은 미등록 이민자 활동가들을 만나 그들 눈에 비친 민주주의의 모습을 직접 확인하실 수 있습니다.  </p> <p>이들은 자신의 이야기를 통해 DACA(불법체류 청소년 추방 유예)부터 드리머(DREAMers)에 이르기까지, 미등록 이민자들과 관련된 헤드라인과 이슈 너머로 살펴보기 위해 우리를 초대합니다. 공동체, 시민권, 소속감, 심지어 정체성과 같은 친숙한 주제를 바라보는 이들의 새로운 시각은 우리의 상상력을 확장시키기에 충분합니다.  </p> <p>러닝 랩으로 과거와 현재를 연결하여 미등록 이민자 커뮤니티에 영향을 끼치는 쟁점들이 이 나라의 역사에 얼마나 뿌리 깊게 존재하는지 살펴봅시다. 상호부조를 통한 조직화에서는 스미스소니언의 컬렉션을 통해 사람들이 커뮤니티 조직화를 통해 어떻게 서로를 도와왔는지 그 역사를 살펴봅니다.</p> <p>시리즈에 대한 자세한 내용은 당사 웹 사이트인<a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">민주주의의 모습을 말해 달라</a>를 확인하십시오. </p> <p>미등록 이민자 조직활동가와 학자들이 함께 하는 라이브 Q&A는 여기서 시청하십시오:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">실시간 역사:미등록 이민자 조직화</a> <br></p> <p><em>미등록 이민자 조직화 수집 이니셔티브는 스미스소니언 라티노 센터가 관리하는 라티노 이니셔티브 풀과 스미스소니언 아시아 태평양 아메리칸 센터가 관리하는 아시아계 미국인 이니셔티브 풀로부터 연방 지원을 받았습니다. </em></p>

<h3><strong>Laboratorio de aprendizaje </strong>n.° 4: En la Práctica de la organización intersectorial </h3> <p>Bienvenido a <em>Dígame </em><em>qué significa la democracia para usted-</em> un espacio digital donde puede conocer a organizadores indocumentados y aprender de primera mano qué significa la democracia para ellos.  </p> <p>A través de sus historias, estos organizadores nos invitan a mirar más allá de los titulares y los problemas a menudo asociados con inmigrantes indocumentados, desde la Acción Diferida para Llegadas de la Infancia (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA) hasta los DREAMers. En el proceso, amplían nuestra imaginación al ofrecer enfoques renovados sobre temas conocidos como comunidad, ciudadanía, pertenencia e incluso la propia identidad.  </p> <p>Conecte el pasado y el presente a través del Laboratorio de aprendizaje para descubrir cómo los problemas que afectan a las comunidades indocumentadas tienen raíces profundas en la historia del país. En la Práctica de organización intersectorial, exploramos las colecciones del Smithsonian para comprender la organización intersectorial durante los últimos 60 años. Desde la Campaña Poor People (del pueblo pobre) hasta las recientes marchas de derechos de los inmigrantes, vemos cómo los movimientos han adoptado los múltiples orígenes y las formas de autocomprensión que los participantes aportan a la lucha. Estos recursos brindan la oportunidad de considerar cómo las identidades dan forma a la organización en una democracia. </p> <p>Para obtener más información sobre la serie, visite nuestro sitio web:  <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank"> Dígame qué significa la democracia para usted</a></p> <p>Vea las preguntas y respuestas en vivo con organizadores indocumentados y expertos aquí: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-in-real-time-undocumented-organizing-tickets-139460793989" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1">Historia en tiempo real: Organización indocumentada </a></p> <p><em>La iniciativa Recopilación de organizaciones indocumentadas recibió apoyo federal de Latino Initiatives Pool, administrado por el Smithsonian Latino Center y de Asian American Initiatives Pool, administrado por el Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. </em></p>

<h3><strong>Laboratorio de aprendizaje</strong> n.° 5<strong>: </strong><strong>Comunidades en peligro</strong></h3> <p>Bienvenido a <em>Dígame</em> <em>qué significa la democracia para usted- </em>un espacio digital donde puede conocer a organizadores indocumentados y aprender de primera mano qué significa la democracia para ellos. </p> <p> </p> <p>A través de sus historias, estos organizadores nos invitan a mirar más allá de los titulares y los problemas a menudo asociados con inmigrantes indocumentados, desde la Acción Diferida para Llegadas de la Infancia (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA) hasta los DREAMers. En el proceso, amplían nuestra imaginación al ofrecer enfoques renovados sobre temas conocidos como comunidad, ciudadanía, pertenencia e incluso la propia identidad. </p> <p> </p> <p>Conecte el pasado y el presente a través del Laboratorio de aprendizaje para descubrir cómo los problemas que afectan a las comunidades indocumentadas tienen raíces profundas en la historia del país. En Comunidades en peligro, exploramos las colecciones del Smithsonian para comprender la historia de cómo se criminalizaron grupos en los Estados Unidos. Desde el Camino de las Lágrimas, el internamiento japonés, hasta el sistema federal de encarcelamiento, vemos diferentes maneras en que las personas han sido separadas de la sociedad estadounidense. Estos recursos brindan la oportunidad de analizar los obstáculos para la democracia. </p> <p> </p> <p>Para obtener más información sobre la serie, visite nuestro sitio web: <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank">Dígame qué significa la democracia para usted </a></p> <p>Vea las preguntas y respuestas en vivo con organizadores indocumentados y expertos aquí: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-in-real-time-undocumented-organizing-tickets-139460793989" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" tabindex="-1">Historia en tiempo real: Organización indocumentada </a></p> <p><em>La iniciativa Recopilación de organizaciones indocumentadas recibió apoyo federal de Latino Initiatives Pool, administrado por el Smithsonian Latino Center y de Asian American Initiatives Pool, administrado por el Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. </em></p>

<h3><strong>러닝 랩 #2: 9/11의 여파</strong></h3> <p><em>민주주의의 모습을 말해 달라에 </em>오신 것을 환영합니다. 이 디지털 공간에서 여러분은 미등록 이민자 활동가들을 만나 그들 눈에 비친 민주주의의 모습을 직접 확인하실 수 있습니다.  </p> <p>이들은 자신의 이야기를 통해 DACA(불법체류 청소년 추방 유예)부터 드리머(DREAMers)에 이르기까지, 미등록 이민자들과 관련된 헤드라인과 이슈 너머로 살펴보기 위해 우리를 초대합니다. 공동체, 시민권, 소속감, 심지어 정체성과 같은 친숙한 주제를 바라보는 이들의 새로운 시각은 우리의 상상력을 확장시키기에 충분합니다.  </p> <p>러닝 랩으로 과거와 현재를 연결하여 미등록 이민자 커뮤니티에 영향을 끼치는 쟁점들이 이 나라의 역사에 얼마나 뿌리 깊게 존재하는지 살펴봅시다. ‘9/11의 여파’에서는 이동의 자유가 법과 사람의 겉모습에 의해 제한된 과거의 순간들을 알아봅니다. 이러한 전시물을 통해 사람들을 보호하지 못한 민주주의의 실패를 살펴볼 수 있습니다.  </p> <p>시리즈에 대한 자세한 내용은 당사 웹 사이트인<a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">민주주의의 모습을 말해 달라</a>를 확인하십시오. </p> <p>미등록 이민자 조직활동가와 학자들이 함께 하는 라이브 Q&A는 여기서 시청하십시오:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">실시간 역사:미등록 이민자 조직화</a> <br><br><em>미등록 이민자 조직화 수집 이니셔티브는 스미스소니언 라티노 센터가 관리하는 라티노 이니셔티브 풀과 스미스소니언 아시아 태평양 아메리칸 센터가 관리하는 아시아계 미국인 이니셔티브 풀로부터 연방 지원을 받았습니다. </em></p>

<h3>Learning Lab #5: Communities in Danger</h3> <p>Welcome to <em>Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</em>—a digital space where you can meet undocumented organizers and learn firsthand what democracy looks like to them. </p> <p> </p> <p>Through their stories, these organizers invite us to look beyond the headlines and the issues often associated with undocumented immigrants, from DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to the DREAMers. In the process, they stretch our imagination by offering fresh approaches to familiar topics such as community, citizenship, belonging, and even identity itself. </p> <p> </p> <p>Connect past and present through the Learning Lab to discover how issues impacting undocumented communities have deep roots in the nation’s history. In <strong>Communities in Danger</strong>, we explore the Smithsonian’s collections to understand the history of how groups have been criminalized in the United States. From the Trail of Tears to Japanese internment to the federal incarceration system, we see different ways that people have been cut off from American society. These resources provide the opportunity to consider obstacles to democracy. </p> <p> </p> <p>For more information on the series, check out our website: <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank">Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</a></p> <p>Watch the live Q&A with undocumented organizers and scholars here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" target="_blank">History in Real Time: Undocumented Organizing</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em>The Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Asian American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.</em> </p>

<h3><br>Learning Lab#2: On the Aftermath of 9/11</h3> <p>Welcome to <em>Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</em>—a digital space where you can meet undocumented organizers and learn firsthand what democracy looks like to them.  </p> <p>Through their stories, these organizers invite us to look beyond the headlines and the issues often associated with undocumented immigrants, from DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to the DREAMers. In the process, they stretch our imagination by offering fresh approaches to familiar topics such as community, citizenship, belonging, and even identity itself.  </p> <p>Connect past and present through the Learning Lab to discover how issues impacting undocumented communities have deep roots in the nation’s history. In the <strong>Aftermath of 9/11</strong>, we explore the Smithsonian collections to learn about moments in U.S. history where freedom of movement was curtailed by law due to the way a person looked. With these objects, we see instances when democracy failed to protect all people</p> <p></p> <p>For more information on the series, check out our website: <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/tell-me-what-democracy-looks-like" target="_blank">Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like</a></p> <p>Watch the live Q&A with undocumented organizers and scholars here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNdwJKn_Fo" target="_blank">History in Real Time: Undocumented Organizing</a></p> <p><em>The Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Asian American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.</em> </p> <p></p>