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The community coalition bridging the gaps in Aotearoa’s Covid-19 response

Around the time of last year’s nationwide lockdown, a coalition of local Korean community groups came together to address gaps in the national Covid-19 response. Here, Curator Asian New Zealand Histories Dr Grace Gassin highlights their work.Read more

2021-09-21
By: Grace Gassin
On: 21 Sep 2021
In: History
Three people pose outside of EggFruit, a round ball-like structure with an opening at the front

Aotearoa speaks: Are we a team of five million?

One question, 200 answers. Public Programmes Specialist Emma Ng explores the creative way that theatre company Barbarian Productions gathered opinions on Aotearoa’s Covid-19 response.Read more

2021-04-07
By: Emma Ng
On: 7 Apr 2021
In: History
Mural painted onto a garage of the Palestinian flag with a cityscape painted over top and the words ‘Livin in lockdown’

Migrant and international student perspectives on Covid-19 in Aotearoa

In February we ran a workshop focussing on the Covid-19 experiences of people from international student and migrant backgrounds (including partners and family members), co-facilitated by researcher Sarah Jane D. Lipura. Here, Curator Asian New Zealand Histories Dr Grace Gassin shares insights from the kōrero. If there is one thingRead more

2021-04-01
By: Grace Gassin
On: 1 Apr 2021
In: History

Making histories: reflecting on experiences of Covid-19

Curator Asian New Zealand Histories Dr Grace Gassin introduces Making Histories – a Te Papa project exploring different experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more

2021-02-19
By: Grace Gassin
On: 19 Feb 2021
In: Art, Collections Online, Education, History, Māori, Pacific, Photography, Science

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