Upcoming Kundiman Events:

Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
for Asian American literature
with wikimedia NYC

join us from 5/21–5/28 for #wikiweek & help reclaim wikipedia!

“It may not seem like a big deal that entries on authors such as Whiting Award winner Alice Sola Kim, author Weike Wang, or novelist R.F. Kuang were added during the event, but participants like Sandra Chen said events like the Edit-A-Thon highlight how our understanding of what literature — and specifically American literature — is ‘very iterative.’ ‘I learned that there is so much knowledge that is not being captured,’ she said. ‘We all have so much information and knowledge in ourselves and it is so important to record that.’”
–– Karen Ho from The Outline 

The Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon is back! In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Kundiman and Wikimedia NYC are teaming up for another weeklong Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon focusing on Asian American literature. Since 2018, Kundiman and Wikimedia NYC and DC have partnered to address the erasure of Asian American writers online. With the help of our communities, we have collectively added over 80,000 words on Asian American literature to Wikipedia. Though Wikipedia is a widely-used global resource, the second most popular website in the U.S., it is predominantly edited by white men, and that imbalance shows in its expertise. Creating and adding to articles on Wikipedia is a way for the community to come together to demonstrate literary activism and to increase the visibility of Asian American writers online.

There is no experience required, and Wikipedia newbies are encouraged! We will offer three free online trainings via Zoom throughout the week, thanks to Wikimedia NYC. Join us at any time to pitch in during #KundimanWikiWeek!

Registration for this class is now closed.