Hmong Cultural Tour wins national prize

The Madison Children's Museum, the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, the Wisconsin Arts Board and Randall Elementary School jointly were awarded the Dorothy Howard Folklore and Education Prize from the Folklore and Education Section of the American Folklore Society for their collaborative work, the Hmong Culture Project. The Folklore and Education Section of the American Folklore Society awards the annual prize during the annual Folklore and Education section meeting during the American Folklore Society conference each October. This year, the conference was held in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 13-16, 2004.

The Committee that honored the project said, "The Hmong Culture Project brings together students, teachers, and community members through a museum and regional studies program to create a tightly textured ethnographic landscape found in Wisconsin. It is at once a resource tool and a document that is comprehensive, inclusive, sensitive, and useful. This project will serve as a model for folklore and education workers and community members who wish to document and educate about their community’s cultural development."

The prize competition is open to all individuals and organizations whose work effectively encourages K-12 educators or students to use or study folklore and folkloristic approaches in all educational environments. Such works include but are not limited to curriculum materials, publications, audio and video recordings, multimedia publications, and exhibits. Work produced in the two calendar years prior to the annual AFS meeting is eligible for consideration.

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