Grants:IdeaLab/Getting up to speed on WWII Japanese American history
Project idea[edit]
What is the problem you're trying to solve?[edit]
As in the real world in the US, the history of WWII exclusion and incarceration of people of Japanese descent is written about sporadically and inconsistently throughout Wikipedia. During a time when certain groups are threatened with exclusion from the US based on ethnicity and religious affiliation, it seems appropriate to beef up the information that we have already on a past historical misdeed on a government scale.
What is your solution?[edit]
Incorporating Densho.org as a resource, create new and expand upon current entries around the topic.
Who will you be doing outreach with?[edit]
The Japanese American communities via the Japanese American Citizens League and word of mouth.
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About the idea creator[edit]
I've been a Wikipedia editor since July 2007 and have participated in eight copy editor backlog drives, and interviewed for the program coordinator position for Art+Feminism.
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Expand your idea[edit]
Would a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal.
No funding needed?[edit]
Does your idea not require funding, but you're not sure about what to do next? Not sure how to start a proposal on your local project that needs consensus? Contact Chris Schilling on-wiki at I JethroBT (WMF) (talk · contribs) or via e-mail at cschillingwikimedia.org for help!