Jingshu Helen Yao
See Where We Go with Sago: a Journey to Deconstruct Colonial Foodways through Ingredients
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ In a previous blog post, I discussed the tremendous potential that the...
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Jingshu Helen Yao
Dec 13, 2022
Personal Stories and Empowerment Through Art: Artist Residency at Richmond Hill Public Library
Every individual has a story to tell. It’s the responsibility of institutions to provide space and recognition for their self-expression.
Jingshu Helen Yao
Jul 31, 2022
What Am I Talking About When I Use the Word Decolonization?
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ Decolonization. A word so frequently brought up during my studies as an MMSt...
Jingshu Helen Yao
May 4, 2022
You Can Make It If You Try: Find the Courage to Tell Your Stories
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ Museums Canada. There are moments now and then that remind me of how COVID has...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Dec 17, 2021
适量 "Shiliang" The Appropriate Amount
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ Back in 2020, I submitted a Chinese rice cake recipe to Cooking the Past, an...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Sep 7, 2021
Internship Check-In: August 2021
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ For this month’s Internship Check-in, I interviewed Loren Wong. Our...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Jul 21, 2021
Internship Check-In: July 2021
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ For July's internship check-in, I got in touch with Beatrice Hunter, who is...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Apr 5, 2021
Women's History Month: Women's Museum Far from Home
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ During March 2018, in honor of women’s history month, Musings editor Kristen...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Mar 5, 2021
Black Culinary Culture in Museums Around the World
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ February is Black History Month. As a member outside of this community, I...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Feb 10, 2021
Smell in Museums Around the World
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ With a new semester starting, I began several new courses. For Dr. Hooley...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Nov 17, 2020
What Is Not My Story To Tell
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ I took creative writing as my undergraduate minor and I was asked to submit a...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Oct 26, 2020
Seeking Happiness: A Peek at Museums About Happiness Around the World
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ Who doesn't want to be happy? For many years, psychologists have studied the...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Aug 11, 2020
The Potential of Oral Storytelling in Museum Exhibitions
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ Artifacts, specimens, and models might first come to mind when people think of...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Jul 19, 2020
Equip Museums with Indigenous Voices
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ June is National Aboriginal History Month. While most heritage events were...
Jingshu Helen Yao
Jun 21, 2020
The Culture Role of Culturally Specific Museums and Online Exhibitions
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ With May, the Asian Heritage Month, coinciding with the middle of the COVID-19...
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