2019 Community Action Project Zoie Chang Sarah Kamakawiwo’ole David Kim
Community Partner: The 1882 Foundation ● 501(c)(3) non-profit organization ● Promotes the history, awareness, and continuing significance of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Congressional Cemetery Mission Statement: “Historic Congressional Cemetery preserves, promotes, ● and protects our historic and active burial ground” Historical Landmark (2011) ● Pocket of American History ● The resting place of men and women who have shaped Washington DC. ○ Congressmen, diplomats, soldiers, and Native American Chiefs to name a few
Site: Range 99 Burial ground for nearly 100 ● Chinese workers in the US Nearly all were exhumed and ● returned to families in China Modern day potential as a ● memorial for Chinese Americans and Asian Americans Ted Gong, Executive Director of The 1882 Foundation, at a site visit to the Congressional Cemetery and Range 99
Current Site Conditions
Jennifer W. Low, PLA
Potential Site Changes Jennifer W. Low, PLA
Potential Site Changes Jennifer W. Low, PLA
Potential Site Changes Jennifer W. Low, PLA
Proposed Budget
CAP x 1882 Summer work products: ● Letter draft for 1882 to use for private donors ○ Budget for desired site build at Range 99 ○ Project documentation for next cohort of CAPAL or 1882 interns ○ List of contacts ■ Summary of project history and recommendations ■
Next Steps Grant applications/funding streams ● Amendment to Congressional Cemetery National Historic Site to add Range 99 specifically ○ Contacting private donors to build Range 99 ○ Suggesting a strategic document to document and guide Range 99 project ○ Finalizing budget plan ● Meeting with Congressional Cemetery vendors/contractors for costs and ensuring that all ○ goods and services needed for project are reflected
Congressional 1882 Cemetery Foundation Thank You! Ted Gong Paul Williams Ali Smith Margaret 1882 interns Canilang Special thanks to Jennifer W. Low, PLA
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