HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Cultural Communities Board - 06/25/2019Kent Cultural Communities Board Meeting June 25, 2019
Minutes Kent, Washington
Date: June 25, 2019
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Centennial North and South
Attending: Marvin Eckfeldt, Norma Maldonado, Mizan Rahman, Ted Schwarz,
Yusuf Bashir, Lelei Masina, Tanya Medina.
Absent: Davies Chirwa, Sara Franklin-Phillips, Vaivao Semisi-Tupou, Rand Al
Hammadi, Ta Kwe Say, Oleg Pynda, Taffy Johnson.
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Davies Chirwa, Sara Franklin-Phillips, Vaivao Semisi-Tupou, Rand Al Hammadi, Ta
Kwe Say, Oleg Pynda, Taffy Johnson were absent.
3. Approving Minutes
Approval of minutes was moved to the next meeting to accommodate last minute
presentation by Shivani Lal.
4. Preserving Our History
Jason who is a member of the Polish community in the Seattle area began the
presentation by talking about the project that his community completed to preserve
their own history.
The Polish community produced a DVD and book with the help from a 4Culture
grant. They also received help from the University of Washington.
Question was asked: What History is the community interested in preserving?
The Kent history museum expressed their desire to preserve histories from all
communities.
The University of Washington then presented on best practices when it comes to
preserving family and community histories.
Kent Cultural Communities Board Meeting June 25, 2019
Minutes Kent, Washington
Lelei made the point that many communities have been preserving their histories
for generations. Other board members added to Lelei’s statement about how the
presenter’s message could be interpreted by other cultures.
All board members agreed about the importance of preserving community and
family history, but provided further feedback about potential barriers.
Yusef mentioned that his community is very complex and there are conflicts within
the community that would make it difficult to come together as a Somali
community to preserve the history.
The group also suggested that History keepers should reach out to student clubs at
the University of Washington. The student alliances or coalitions could be able to
establish connections with different ethnic communities throughout the region,
including Kent.
History keepers mentioned that they are hosting a workshop in October. The
workshop will be held on Saturday October 12, 2019.
5. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Uriel Varela Jr.
Community Engagement Coordinator
June 25, 2019