Museum of Chinese in America

Purpose: Building Public Access Funding will increase the capacity of the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) to: (1) expand its unique collection, (2) enhance its presentations, and (3) respond to needs of its audiences through bi-lingual services. MoCA is a community-based, cultural rescue mission, which has always relied on community dialogue to help document the experience of Chinese in the Americas. The grant will enable the group to expand its channels of public access. Through the project, MoCA will: " Hire a bilingual/bi-literate public programs associate and community connections associate " Set up in-house translation to typesetting system to create bilingual MoCA educational, exhibit, and community outreach materials " Create portable bilingual exhibits and implement large-scale community events " Conduct a community cultural assets survey " Develop a process for proactive community collection of historical information and artifacts. Education and exposure are powerful tools that will help MoCA accomplish its goals.