![]() ![]() This exploitation and objectification in the archives directly connects to the contemporary de jure and de facto non-citizenry of Black and Asian communities. Throughout history, we have seen how Black, Asian, and other communities of color have been excluded, objectified, exploited, rendered faceless, and nameless in the archives. It would lead me to the archives.īlack feminist scholar Saidiya Hartman in “ Venus in Two Acts” (2008) writes about the dangers and violence of white supremacist, patriarchal, and cis-heteronormative revisionist histories in the archives. It wasn’t until years later that I realized my curiosity for the past-particularly my family’s past and lineage-would lead me to want to know more about the past lives of others. ![]() I remember wanting to touch my grandmother’s fine china tea sets, and her scolding me for even attempting to put my grubby little fingers on her precious heirlooms. ![]() I remember reading my grandmother’s Ebony: Pictorial History of Black America encyclopedias and being in awe of the expansiveness of Black history that was not taught to me during my formative years of education. My grandmother and I would burst into uncontrollable laughter as she shared with me the memories and stories behind those photos. Some of my favorite childhood memories are going to my grandmother’s house and looking through our family photo albums. Ever since I was a child, I always had this insatiable curiosity for the past. ![]()
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