Franklin Odo is an author, activist, scholar and historian; he focuses on the history and lived experiences of Asian Americans.  Odo was Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.  He is currently the John J. McCloy ’16 Visiting Professor of American Institutions and International Diplomacy at Amherst College where he teaches courses on race, public history and memory, and the idea of “model minorities.”

Alan Nakagawa is multi-media, multi-sensory sound artist based in Los Angeles.  Alan has collaborated with L.A. Department of Transportation, worked with the Getty Museum, the Smithsonian, and on a variety of international projects.  Alan is interested in creating “aha!” moments for the participants who view and interact with his art.

In June of 2017, we introduced you to the Center for Public Humanities’ first Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, Eryk Salvaggio. We asked Eryk to provide us with an update on his work. Thanks for all of your efforts, Eryk!