"Re-Centering the Margins: Justice and Equity in Historic Preservation"

A Virtual Research Symposium presented by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - Thursday, January 28, 2021

This two-day virtual research symposium highlighted historic preservation research and activism centered on advancing justice and equity. Invited speakers include scholars, practitioners, and activists whose work has addressed systemic disparities in practice and education that have long impacted the diversity and inclusiveness of our work while advancing the field to re-center issues of justice and equity.


Program Book

Includes schedule, presentation abstracts, and speaker biographies.

Symposium Schedule

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Welcome and Keynote Remarks 12:30pm ET - 1:15pm ET

Land acknowledgement

Donald W. Linebaugh, PhD, RPA | Dean ad interim and Professor, School of Architecture Planning and Preservation

Dennis Pogue, PhD | Interim Director and Adjunct Associate Professor, Historic Preservation Program

Michelle G. Magalong, PhD | Symposium Organizer; Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Historic Preservation Program


Keynote Remarks: Chair Raúl M. Grijalva, House Committee on Natural Resources

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has represented Arizona’s 3rd since 2002. He is one of Congress’ most outspoken champions for endangered species, wilderness, national parks, public lands, and stronger oil and gas regulations. He authored the National Landscape Conservation System Act and the Federal Lands Restoration Act, both of which President Obama signed into law in 2009 as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. After he became Chair of the Natural Resources Committee at the beginning of 2019, Congress passed the historic John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which, among many other important accomplishments, included permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund – a widely supported program that previous Republican leaders on the Committee had opposed.Since becoming the top Democrat on the Committee in 2015, Grijalva has focused on diversifying the environmental movement beyond traditional activist groups. He has especially emphasized participation in environmental decision-making by Latino organizations, Native American tribes and other traditionally underrepresented communities. He has a lifetime 96 percent score from the League of Conservation Voters and is widely recognized as a national leader on public lands and habitat conservation. Chair Grijalva remains one of Congress’ foremost advocates for protecting our open spaces, defending tribal sovereignty and treaty rights, respecting our bedrock environmental laws, and restoring the values of long-term planning and environmental stewardship to our nation’s economy.

Session 1. Framing Justice and Equity Historic Preservation 1:15pm ET - 2:35pm ET

Anthea M. Hartig, PhD

Elizabeth MacMillan Director, National Museum of American History


Davianna at the navigator’s platform, Kuhike’e, at Kealaikahiki, Kahoʻolawe.

Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor, PhD

Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of Center for Oral History, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Member, Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana

Board member, Molokaʻi Land Trust

Luis Hoyos

Professor Emeritus, Department of Architecture, Cal Poly Pomona

Member, California State Historical Resources Commission

Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Andrea Roberts, PhD

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Texas A&M University

Founder, The Texas Freedom Colonies Project Fellow, TAMU Center for Heritage Conservation

Rhonda Sincavage

Moderator

PhD student, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation

Director of Content and Partnerships, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Session 2. National Efforts in Preservation Justice: Going Beyond Diversity & Inclusion 2:45pm ET - 3:45pm ET

Michelle G. Magalong, PhD

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Historic Preservation, University of Maryland

President, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation


Sarah Zenaida Gould, PhD

Interim Executive Director, Mexican American Civil Rights Institute

Co-Chair, Latinos in Heritage Conservation

Jeffrey Harris

Board Chair, Rainbow Heritage

Independent historian and historic preservation consultant

Dennis Arguelles

Moderator

Senior Program Manager,

National Parks Conservation Association

Break 3:45pm ET - 4:00pm ET

Session 3. Case Studies from the Field: Resilience Against Loss and Erasure 4:00pm ET - 5:20pm ET

Photo by Leroy Hamilton

Alison Rose Jefferson, MHC, PhD

Historian and Heritage Conservation Consultant, Historian and More



Courtesy of Luz Maria Gordillo

Antonia Castañeda, PhD

Professor Emerita

Board Member, Latinos in Heritage Conservation

Member, Westside Preservation Alliance

Board Member, National Collaborative for Women's History Sites

Ashley Minner, PhD

Community Artist, Folklorist/Professor of the Practice, Department of American Studies, UMBC

Enrolled Member, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Natalie Hopkinson, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Howard University



Sojin Kim, PhD

Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Board Member, Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation

Shayne Watson

Moderator

Watson Heritage Consulting

Session 4. Case Studies from the Field: Disrupting the Standards 5:30pm ET - 6:45pm ET

Ray Rast, PhD

Associate Professor of History, Gonzaga University

Board Member, Latinos in Heritage Conservation

Board Member, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation


Amber N. Wiley, PhD

Assistant Professor of Art History, Rutgers University

Kristen Hayashi, PhD

Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator, Japanese American National Museum

Board Member, Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation

Board Member, Little Tokyo Historical Society

Catherine Gudis, PhD

Associate Professor of History / Director, Public History Program, University of California, Riverside

Board member, LA Poverty Department

Board member, Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts

Hannah Cameron

Moderator

Doctoral Student, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Program, University of Maryland, College Park

Closing Remarks and Wrap-up 6:45pm ET - 7:00pm ET

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Welcome Remarks 12:30pm ET - 12:45pm ET

Session 5. Federal Initiatives: Telling the Stories of All Americans12:45pm ET - 2:25pm ET

Stephanie Toothman, PhD

Former Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science, National Park Service

Board Member, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

Board Member, Historic Seattle

Stephen Pitti, PhD

Professor of History and of American Studies

Director, Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration, Yale University

Franklin Odo, PhD

John J McCloy Visiting Professor of American Institutions and Intl Diplomacy, Amherst College

Member, 1882 Foundation, Tsuru For Solidarity

Megan E. Springate, PhD

Interpretation Coordinator, Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education

National Coordinator, NPS 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration, National Park Service

Barbara Little, Ph.D., RPA

Program Manager, Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education

Project Director, NPS Mellon Humanities Fellows Program, National Park Service

Session 6. Case Studies from the Field: The Intersection of Community Development and Preservation Planning 2:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET

Fallon Aidoo, PhD

Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation, Planning & Urban Studies, University of New Orleans

Affiliated Faculty, UNO Urban Entrepreneurship & Policy Institute

Caroline Cheong, PhD

Assistant Professor of History, University of Central Florida

Board Member, US/ICOMOS

Board Member, Maitland Art & History Museum


Laura A. Dominguez

PhD Candidate, Department of History, University of Southern California

Board Member, Latinos in Heritage Conservation



Willow Lung-Amam, PhD

Moderator

Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning Program, University of Maryland



Break 3:30pm ET - 3:45pm ET

Session 7. Case Studies from the Field: Re-Positioning and Emergent Narratives in Preservation Justice 3:45pm ET - 4:55pm ET

Gail Dubrow, a white woman wearing a red and green headscarf and rectangular-framed glasses, looks towards the camera with a small smile.

Gail Dubrow, PhD

Professor of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Public Affairs and Planning and History, University of Minnesota

Laura Leppink, a white woman with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a dark blue blazer and flower pattern shirt smiles in front of a white wall.

Laura Leppink, MA

Research and Access Assistant, University of Minnesota

Board Member, Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps

Sarah Pawlicki, a white brunette with brown eyes wearing a dark blue blazer, black shirt, and a dark blue tie, smiles in front of a beige wall.

Sarah Pawlicki

PhD Candidate and Research and Access Assistant, University of Minnesota


Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal

PhD Candidate, Department of Religious Studies, UC Riverside

Board Member, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation

Angelo Baca

Doctoral Student, Sociocultural Anthropology, New York University

Cultural Resources Coordinator, Utah Diné Bikéyah

Board Member, Conservation Lands Foundation

Jeremy C. Wells, PhD

Moderator

Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College Park


Advancing Preservation Justice and Equity: A Discussion with all Presenters 5:00pm ET - 5:45pm ET

Closing Remarks and Wrap-up 5:45pm ET - 6:00pm ET