| BC-50440-08 | Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils | Northern Marianas Humanities Council | We the People: Miscellaneous Projects | 9/1/2008 - 12/31/2010 | $67,430.00 | Robert | H. | Hunter | | | | Northern Marianas Humanities Council | Saipan | MP | 96950-4336 | USA | 2008 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Grants for State Humanities Councils | Federal/State Partnership | 49930 | 17500 | 49930 | 767 | the exploration of cultural, social, economic and political issues; a focus on a major immigrant group and contemporary life as seen through the eyes of young adults; reading and discussing three American literary classics; and preserving and disseminating primary historical resources important to the study of the history of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The program includes public discussions on contemporary community issues; an exhibit and booklet that explore contributions made by Filipinos in the CNMI; a book discussion series focusing on three American literary classics; a media project that will allow young adults to document contemporary life in the CNMI; and a preservation and access project to produce digital copies of historical documents and photographs that chronicle local history. |