by mahnkes1 | May 5, 2017 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post
I’m happy to announce the launch of my project, Immigrant Imprints: Filipinx Spaces in Michigan. The site serves as a response to and exploration of the diminishment of cultural spaces amidst urban development. By following one culture’s narrative, the site tracks...
by mahnkes1 | Apr 12, 2017 | CHI Grad Fellow Post, CHI Project Info
When working with communities, the design process for a website is purposefully ongoing. Some days I find myself doing more deleting than generating, and on others, I’m reenergized by the newer possibilities proposed by the community. Beyond the natural ebb and flow...
by mahnkes1 | Mar 24, 2017 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
When working to persuade an audience, one assumes to mostly wrestle with whatever’s rendered on the other side of the code. The archaic mess of symbols tucked under the rug of GitHub files is kept cleanly from view—or especially interest—from the community I work...
by mahnkes1 | Feb 9, 2017 | CHI Grad Fellow Post, CHI Project Info
As my project starts to move into a more intelligible form, I’d like to share a few of the new features on the beginning pages. Initially, my plan was to focus on three waves of Filipinx immigrants and where they settled in Michigan. Each wave would have its own page,...
by mahnkes1 | Jan 29, 2017 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
During the break, I started gathering data for Filipino-American settlement and representation in Michigan, and my first stop was the city of Detroit. Michigan is already a difficult state for this type of search because many of the first wave immigrants came through...
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