By Diana Azevedo - 2019 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
Arriving in Boise, Idaho late Thursday night, I was looking forward to the next four days of programming, events, seminars, and workshops at 2019's WMA conference. This was my first WMA conference and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve attended seven of my state, Utah Museums Association conferences (UMA) and last year, I was able to...
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January 29, 2020
By Ruth Hyde - 2019 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
If your question were chosen, as one-of-three to be discussed on stage in front of a room full of conference attendees, you may have all kinds of different reactions. For me, on the last day of WMA 2019, when my note was read aloud from the stage, the pit of my stomach churned, and my chest tightened. I was excited to hear what the panel...
If your question were chosen, as one-of-three to be discussed on stage in front of a room full of conference attendees, you may have all kinds of different reactions. For me, on the last day of WMA 2019, when my note was read aloud from the stage, the pit of my stomach churned, and my chest tightened. I was excited to hear what the panel...
January 22, 2020
By Emmie Pappa Eddy - 2019 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
As the date of my trip to Boise approached I scoured the conference schedule, trying to figure out which talks I would most like to attend. After receiving the Wanda Chin Scholarship to help defray costs of attendance, I knew I had to make the most of my visit. It may come as no surprise that as a trans, mixed race person I am very...
As the date of my trip to Boise approached I scoured the conference schedule, trying to figure out which talks I would most like to attend. After receiving the Wanda Chin Scholarship to help defray costs of attendance, I knew I had to make the most of my visit. It may come as no surprise that as a trans, mixed race person I am very...
January 8, 2020
By Kamalu du Preez - 2019 Wana Chin Scholarship Recipient
In nearly twenty years of working within a professional setting at a museum institution, the 2019 conference was my first chance to attend WMA, which I found to be a wonderful, eye-opening, and important experience in helping me to develop skills and networks to support my position at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. From the very...
In nearly twenty years of working within a professional setting at a museum institution, the 2019 conference was my first chance to attend WMA, which I found to be a wonderful, eye-opening, and important experience in helping me to develop skills and networks to support my position at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. From the very...
December 11, 2019
Halena Kapuni-Reynolds - 2019 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Acts of reclaiming native place on the streets of Boise.
My first WMA conference, partially supported by the Wanda Chin Scholarship, turned out to be insightful and thought-provoking. I learned a lot about the organization and had a fantastic time meeting new colleagues and hearing about the...
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Acts of reclaiming native place on the streets of Boise.
My first WMA conference, partially supported by the Wanda Chin Scholarship, turned out to be insightful and thought-provoking. I learned a lot about the organization and had a fantastic time meeting new colleagues and hearing about the...
February 14, 2019
by Dulce Kersting-Lark
I enjoy attending conferences like WMA 2018 because they combine two things that I love the most: museums and networking. Museums, of course, institutions that anyone reading this blog post have an affinity for. I know I’m not alone in my adoration for the space that museums provide to contemplate one’s place in the world, or their ability to bring beauty into our lives,...
I enjoy attending conferences like WMA 2018 because they combine two things that I love the most: museums and networking. Museums, of course, institutions that anyone reading this blog post have an affinity for. I know I’m not alone in my adoration for the space that museums provide to contemplate one’s place in the world, or their ability to bring beauty into our lives,...
February 7, 2019
by Kate Wilson
Reflecting on the experience of attending my first Western Museums Association conference was more galvanizing and also more overwhelming than I had expected. It brought me back to Tacoma and the excitement and invigoration I experienced in the array of sessions and discussions. With everything I learned there, it also made me realize there is so much work to be done, in terms of...
January 31, 2019
by Holly Nicolaisen
Choosing to attend the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting was an easy decision, especially as a recipient of a Wanda Chin Scholarship. However, choosing which sessions to attend was difficult.
I attempted to balance sessions that I thought made sense for an early career museum educator in a small community museum, with sessions that I thought would inspire me. I think...
Choosing to attend the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting was an easy decision, especially as a recipient of a Wanda Chin Scholarship. However, choosing which sessions to attend was difficult.
I attempted to balance sessions that I thought made sense for an early career museum educator in a small community museum, with sessions that I thought would inspire me. I think...
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