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Item 2005 Art Meander: Market Identification & Event Enhancement(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2005) Salk, Raintry J.; Schneider, Ingrid E.; Monson, VernaThe purpose of this project was to assess visitor perceptions of the Meander and understand their interest in cultural/heritage travel.Item Being and Belonging in America: Second-Generation Asian American Teachers’ Stories of Negotiating Identity and Culture(2021-06) Phadke, MeghanIn the last quarter century, the United States has seen the highest levels of immigration since the turn of the 19th century (Frey, 2020; Massey, 2013). Unlike migrations of the past, this one has brought Brown and Black folks from across the Global South to the United States, forever changing the demographics of the nation (Frey, 2020; Foner, 2000; Massey 2013). This boom is largely a result of post-colonial conditions, neoliberal policy, and U.S. military incursions that have destabilized the globe. These factors, along with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, have ushered in a large-scale shift in U.S. demographics, that while geographically uneven, continues to change the notion and nature of American identity (Alba, 2018). As the United States continues to experience large-scale immigration, primarily from Asia and Central and South America, we must confront the ways in which this reality is impacting our schools, teachers, and students. This dissertation is concerned with the implications of this ongoing transformation in demographics within the United States on the nature and notion of American identity, of what and who count as American, and the impacts of this shift on the realities for schools and the lives of teachers and students who labor and learn within them. In attending to this concern, this study focuses on Asian Americans, a population that significantly contributes to this demographic shift and who are increasingly the target of White anxiety and rage. In addition to socio-culturally situated contestations of belonging, this population has historically faced legal and formalized exclusion which has compounded Asian Americans’ relationship to the social imaginary of America. This contestation is even more pronounced for Second-Generation Asian Americans, whose belonging is additionally complicated by their status as American-born. This critical narrative study presents the stories of four Second-Generation Asian American elementary school teachers currently working at public elementary schools in the Twin Cities, alongside the researcher’s own story as U.S. student, teacher, and teacher-educator. These stories reveal fraught negotiations of identity and culture and the ways in which these teachers mobilize their Second-Generation Asian American identity in the service of their students.Item Exploring Travel Interests and Constraints among Minnesota Hmong(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2015) Schermann, Michele; Schneider, Ingrid; Moua, Chou; Thai Lee, TouItem FACETS: Focus on Arts, Culture and Excellence for Teachers and Students(Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2011-11) Dretzke, Beverly; Rickers, SusanIn 2008, a 3-year Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE) grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) to support professional development for arts educators. The funded project was titled Focus on Arts, Culture and Excellence for Teachers and Students (FACETS). Project funding provided professional development opportunities for music and visual arts teachers in elementary and middle schools characterized by high poverty, where 50% or more of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. FACETS had two primary purposes. One was to enhance music and visual arts teachers’ knowledge and skills related to providing effective instruction for students of the ethnic/cultural backgrounds present in their classrooms, especially African American, Somali, Hmong, Latino/Hispanic, and American Indian students. The second was to support the creation of on-going professional learning communities (PLC’s). MPS contracted with the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) at the University of Minnesota to serve as the external evaluator of the project. This report presents an evaluation of the 3 years of the FACETS project, 2008-2011, including a description of the components, the modifications that were made from year to year, and the results of teacher surveys and teacher interviews.Item Homo Mediaticus: Immigrants, Identity, and (Tele)Visual Media in Contemporary Francophone Literature(2016-09) Bates, SeverineThis dissertation examines the figure of the Immigrant in light of the practical and symbolic role played by the mass media, and especially television and its images, in the processes of identity construction and socialization, as problematized in several Francophone North African immigrant novels. It aims to shed light on the ways in which the figure of the Immigrant has been “mediated” in novels such as Tahar Ben Jelloun’s Les raisins de la galère, Youssouf Elalamy’s Les clandestins or Faiza Guène’s Kiffe kiffe demain. These novels fall mainly into three literary categories: Beur Literature, Banlieue literature and Illiterature (Hakim Abderrezak) which focuses on the phenomenon of clandestine migration (Hrig) in the Mediterranean basin. Products of what I call the “génération du visible,” these novels offer ground for reflection on the political, psychological, social, cultural and, ultimately, ontological effects of the media’s obsessive representations of this social category. Arguing for a new model of subjectivity for the Immigrant grounded on his relationship with the mass media, I posit that, in these novels and more generally in the collective imagination, the Immigrant—embodied by the Beur, Jeune de Banlieue or Harraga—emerges not only as a constructed figure of alterity and subalternity, but also as a Homo Mediaticus (Massimo Ragnedda) born from the interstices of images and discourses, and of the virtual and the real. I also contend that as a Homo Mediaticus, the Immigrant is both a product of media representation and a media user whose existence, subjectivity, and agency depend on his visibility (as object of the Gaze) and on the performative and meaningful act of “seeing” (as agent and user of technology). In novels like Faïza Guène’s Kiffe kiffe demain, the Immigrant's use of media technologies and of his imagination allows him to mediate his experiences in and with society, to control his “droit de regard,” and to create new identities that are more subversive and transcultural in nature than fixed or unique.Item Imperial Daydreaming: Disentangling Contemporary Ottoman Nostalgia in Turkey(2020-05) Karakaya, YagmurThis dissertation investigates Ottoman nostalgia in Turkey, a dynamic process observed in two forms: State-sponsored populist neo-Ottomanism exemplified in rallies and museums, and the Ottomania—the popular cultural fascination with the Ottoman past—observed in leisure activities. Turkey’s early-twentieth-century foundational premise was the dramatic rejection of the Ottoman past, best signaled by the abolishment of the Arabic script and banning religious garb in State institutions. Today this regime has been replaced by that of the authoritarian populist Justice and Development Party, or AKP. Where the early Republican regime attempted to root Turkey’s origins in ethnicity rather than religion, the AKP mines Ottoman history and symbolism as a central source of legitimacy. To unpack the ways Ottoman nostalgia is produced, mobilized and contested, I employ a multi-method qualitative research design: 1) Ethnographic fieldwork in the Panorama History Museum of Conquest in Istanbul, and the Commemoration of the Conquest, both powerful sites of state-led neo-Ottomanism. 2) Textual analysis of the popular television show Magnificent Century, the best-known vehicle of the popular cultural Ottomanian fever, and its state-produced counterpart Resurrection Ertugrul, and 3) Interviews in six diverse cities, exploring how ordinary people make sense of both state-led and popular manifestations. Rather than focusing on one level – state, society, or popular culture, this project brings together state-led endeavors, popular culture, and their audience reception. This highlights the interactions among them, and shows how political efforts are contested and how different groups ‘buy in’ to these to different degrees. I found that that the bombastic spectacles of the AKP may have sacralized the Ottoman past, but their claims to a second Muslim “re-conquest” have pushed a segment of the population in Turkey to question the “emotional manipulation” of politicians “exploiting” this holy past. In line with this, people who were followers of lighthearted Ottomania chose to move away from Ottoman nostalgia altogether. I argue that neo-Ottomanism has coopted Ottomania, a potential, light-hearted cosmopolitan engagement with the Ottoman past, and made it “his,” by hardening its fluid boundaries into rigid heteronormative, and overly self-assured categories.Item Improving the Cultural Responsiveness of Visual Thinking Strategies(2021) Choi, Sky YVisual Thinking Strategies is a thinking strategy created by Philip Yenawine and Abigail Housen to combat the lack of cognitive intake museum goers and art viewers felt after looking at art. Now, it is used in classrooms as well as museums to develop critical thinking skills and visual literacy amidst other skills such as communication and writing. While reviewing this thinking strategy, I wondered how it would fit and adhere to Culturally Responsive Teaching, a pedagogy curated by Geneva Gay to view academic achievement, skills, identities, and experiences by multicultural students through a holistic view rather than a deficient, “what are they lacking”, point of view. In this essay, I suggest methods to improve the cultural responsiveness of Visual Thinking Strategies in the hopes that they will create a more culturally responsive form of VTS to be used in future classrooms. I have also taken my findings and thoughts from throughout my analysis and created a photomontage which is attached and explained at the end.Item Irish Fair of Minnesota: Profile of Attendees 2014(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Qian, XinyiAt the invitation of the Irish Fair of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) profiled its 2014 attendees. The purpose of the profile was to better understand attendee characteristics, to assist marketing decisions, to enhance the event itself, and to maximize benefits to the community. As such, several attendee characteristics were of interest, including demographics, information sources attendees used to learn of the Fair, most enjoyable attributes of the Fair, main reason to attend the Fair, expenditures related to the Fair, and modes of transportation. Additionally, 2014 profile results were compared to those of 2007 and 2011, where possible, to understand consistencies and changes in attendee characteristics.Item Leech Lake Area Summer Visitor Profile: A focus on interest in culture and nature based experiences(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2004) Schneider, Ingrid E.; Salk, Raintry J.Item Minnesota Harvester Handbook, First Edition(University of Minnesota Extension, 2013) Wilsey, David; Miedtke, JulieThis resource -- developed by the University of Minnesota Extension with the help of a broad network of contributors -- demonstrates the breadth and diversity of useful natural resources found in and around the state's woodlands and forests throughout the year. Book features information divided into seasons: Spring (maple syrup, fiddlehead ferns, yellow morels), Summer (birch bark, multiple mushroom species, wild rice), Fall (balsam boughs, tree cones & seeds, pine, dogwood and fall mushrooms) and Winter (Basswood, Chaga and firewood). Book includes basic tenets of harvesting and helpful fact sheets on each species. Provides a point of entry to the world of natural resource gathering that can be used in conjunction with other plant identification resources.Item On Becoming the Peace Elephant Warrior Princess: Reclaiming Indigenous Rights to Spirituality, Creativity and Orality for the Vitality of Mbòg Bàsàa(2019-11) Quillien, VeronicaAs a Bàsàa woman, learning about the developmental stages of a girl in traditional Bàsàa society allowed me to recognize the subtle and imaginative abilities I inherited from my mother. And I set out on a quest to explore the positive aspects of my tradition in response to Bot Ba Ndjock’s (1970) reflection and inquiry about the future of Bàsàa women. Her remarks: “Will future generations be proud of the 20th century Bàsàa woman ‘evolved, emancipated, liberated’, being deliberately raised with back turned on the positive aspects of traditional culture?” With these lessons, it was my intention to use Mbòg, the social knowledge of the Bàsàa people, to answer the research question “What has been my process reclaiming my language and culture?” To organize a dissertation content honoring Mbòg, I structured this decolonizing dissertation to prepare my ceremony by clearly articulating a Bàsàa research process—the basis of Mbòg as a research paradigm. The work of Bàsàa scholars who investigated Mbòg as social knowledge (Mboui, 1967), Mbòg as traditional education system (Bot Ba Ndjock, 1970), Mbòg as a linguistic act (Mayi Matip, 1984) and Mbòg as creation (Biya, 1987) helped me think about how to compose Mbòg as a Bàsàa research paradigm. To unveil my process reclaiming my language and culture, I began with my spiritual journey. I utilized two traditional tools (wood and clay) and two contemporary tools (comic and zine) to represent Mbòg. The next journey was my creative process. I first selected the traditional fables I wanted to reclaim. Then, I sought the support of my parents, cousins and friends to determine how to revitalize the fables into multilingual (Bàsàa, English and French versions) and multimodal (illustrations, coloring book, and animations) formats. My final journey with orality ended at the language and art camp, Vac’Art. In this intergenerational and intercultural context in Yaoundé, I used my camera as a research tool to document the processes the Bàsàa and non-Bàsàa teaching artists used to train children/youth in arts-based methods (dance, theater, ceramic, music and cooking). For this reclamation journey, I was predisposed to perform the practices that kept my Ancestors in harmony. I wanted to respond to Bot Ba Ndjock (1970) and let her know that the 21st century Bàsàa woman ‘evolved, emancipated, liberated’ is still proud of her traditional education. Through this journey of re-membering, I figured out ways to massively transmit our social knowledge, Mbòg, so that generations of Bàsàa girls remain proud. Bòg, the root of Mbòg, reminds us that within this circle of life, order is a dynamically active harmony. Given our educational context, I have been asked if Mbòg is a philosophy or a pedagogy? As an Indigenous educational researcher at the intersection of language, literacy and culture, I offer bòg as a resource pedagogy, a gift from my Ancestors.Item Past, Present, Future: The Role of Mission and Culture in Higher Education Institutions(2014-05) Zenk, LeslieThis study examines how university administrators make decisions related to the academic core, the extent to which they utilize and adhere to the university mission during their decision-making processes, and the ways in which the culture of the institution frames and influences these decisions. Through use of a cultural lens, connections between explicit and implicit institutional mission, culture, and decision making are explored using a qualitative, comparative case study design of six public, masters-granting universities. Data in this study consisted of 36 interviews with chief academic officers and key institutional leaders, case study reports, and documents obtained online and in person. Emergent themes related to institutional cultural factors and decision making are discussed. This study contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms by which institutional leaders ground their enactments of their missions.Item Profile of 2006 District del Sol Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2006) Salk, Raintry J.Item Profile of 2006 Dragon Festival Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2006) Salk, Raintry; Schneider, Ingrid E.Festivals and special events benefit both local communities and visitors. Community festivals of short duration contribute to the celebration of culture, identity, and place. Festivals also enhance exposure, awareness, profitability and image of the host community, as well as serve as a vehicle for other development (Felenstein & Fleischer, 2003; Getz, 1991; Hall, 1992; Nicholson & Pearce, 2001). To maximize benefit and enhance events, organizers need to continually assess and evaluate their event and its market.Item Profile of 2006 Grand Old Day Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2006) Salk, Raintry J.In 2006, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) and Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) were contracted to profile visitors to Grand Old Day. Visitor demographics, information sources for the festival, experience, and expenditures at Grand Old Day, as well as familiarity with community were of specific interest. The study methods and results are presented below and followed by a discussion.Item Profile of 2006 St. Paul Oktoberfest Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2006) Hinds, Nikki; Salk, Raintry J.; Schneider, Ingrid E.In 2006, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) and Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) were contracted to profile visitors to St. Paul Oktoberfest. Several visitor characteristics were of interest beyond demographics, including information sources, spending habits, and experience at St. Paul Oktoberfest. To that end, a visitor questionnaire was developed and administered to St. Paul Oktoberfest visitors.Item Profile of 2007 Rice Street Festival Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2007) Schuweiler, Andrea; Schneider, Ingrid E.; Salk, RaintryIn 2007, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) was contracted to profile visitors to Rice Street Festival. Several visitor characteristics were of interest beyond demographics, including information sources, spending habits, and experience at Rice Street Festival. To that end, a visitor questionnaire was developed and administered to Rice Street Festival visitors.Item Responding to Growing Diversity: a Case Study of Mankato, Minnesota(2018-08) Lindsay, CarynThrough the lens of social cognitive theory, this study explored the responses of European Americans in the Mankato/North Mankato metropolitan area in south central Minnesota to increasing numbers of immigrants from Africa and the Middle East. It identified activities and perspectives of European American community leaders and compared those to the views of diverse community leaders.Item Se Habla Español(2010-10-29) Alm, LizSpanish speaking and language sensitive services are important in the proper care and treatment of Spanish-speaking patients. This pamphlet describes how to access Spanish speaking, culturally competent programs and services.Item Sidewalk Poetry in the Streets of Northfield: Library Tour(2015) Paddock, Paul; Spensley, Phillip; Kruggel, JasperAn interactive story map tour of sidewalk poetry throughout one of Minnesota's historic river towns. This story map library tour application shows where various lines of poetry are stamped within the area sidewalks and neighborhoods of Northfield, MN. The tour is also accompanied with pictures and audio clips for map users to view/play back each poem if they desire. To engage, the map user chooses a section from tabs at the top and selects a poem either by numbered tag on the map, or from a thumbnail strip on the bottom. The map then zooms to that location and reveals that poem's panel. Each poem marker was GPS'ed, photographed, and indicated by a stop number which, once clicked, shows the poem's picture, text, and sometimes an audio clip read aloud by a Northfield resident. Essentially the app is used in a guided touring fashion, noting each stop in order on the map. The app itself was produced as part of a project for the Northfield Arts and Culture Commission, but intended for its residents and the public for artistic appreciation and hope to share aspects of the town's culture/values to people regardless of their location. People can explore these poems and let their words resonate with them not only at each stop, but in the comfort of their whereabouts. An average of 9-10 poems are selected each year to be stamped in different neighborhoods around town. Many are placed in the historic downtown area. Other copies are seen in residential neighborhoods. The Sidewalk Poetry Project in Northfield began in 2011 and expresses core missions to celebrate the role of the arts in supporting a high quality of life, enhancing economic vitality, fostering a sense of community, and engaging citizens of all ages, abilities, and interests in making and appreciating the arts.