Riverside Metropolitan Museum

Museum Awarded "Young Historians, Living Histories" Grant by Smithsonian Institution

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum has been chosen as one of nine recipients of the Young Historians, Living Histories Grant funded by the Smithsonian Institution. The grant is a collaborative educational program drawing on an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center to work with underserved youth from Asian Pacific American communities. The goal of the program is to encourage young historians to explore and better understand the history and culture of the Asian Pacific American  community while learning to utilize new technology. Program partners include: Riverside Chapter of Japanese American Citizens League,and professors and undergraduate students of Cultural Anthropology at University of California, Riverside to work with students, grades 9 – 12, at John W. North High School.

Young Historians, Living Histories is funded by the Smithsonian Institution's Youth Access Grants program managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Access. The project is led by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, in partnership with Smithsonian Affiliations