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In September 2025, the American Folklife Center (AFC) held a three-day symposium to celebrate awardees of the Community Collection Grant (CCG) program and their documentation projects. In session six (of six), Scott Tilton and Rudy Bazenet, of the Nous Foundation, speak about their CCG project titled, "La Musique Nous Réunit: Documenting Louisiana French Music." Chancee Martorell and Panida Rzonca, of the Thai Community Development Center in Los Angeles, present about their CCG project titled, "Documenting the Thai American Experience in Los Angeles." Session six concludes with a Q&A among the presenters, moderated by Natalie Merchant (Board of Trustees, American Folklife Center). Following the question-and-answer session, Nicole Saylor (Director, American Folklife Center) and Heather Hodges (Chair, Board of Trustees, American Folklife Center) give comments to conclude the symposium. The Community Collections Grants program is a core component for the Library of Congress' Of the People: Widening the Path initiative, supported by the Mellon Foundation. Since 2022, the American Folklife Center has supported twenty-nine CCG projects, enabling community members to document contemporary music, dance, crafts, food traditions, community celebrations, and sacred events in communities across a range of geographical contexts in the United States.
For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/webcast-11950
In September 2025, the American Folklife Center (AFC) held a three-day symposium to celebrate awardees of the Community Collection Grant (CCG) program and their documentation projects. In session six (of six), Scott Tilton and Rudy Bazenet, of the Nous Foundation, speak about their CCG project titled, "La Musique Nous Réunit: Documenting Louisiana French Music." Chancee Martorell and Panida Rzonca, of the Thai Community Development Center in Los Angeles, present about their CCG project titled, "Documenting the Thai American Experience in Los Angeles." Session six concludes with a Q&A among the presenters, moderated by Natalie Merchant (Board of Trustees, American Folklife Center). Following the question-and-answer session, Nicole Saylor (Director, American Folklife Center) and Heather Hodges (Chair, Board of Trustees, American Folklife Center) give comments to conclude the symposium. The Community Collections Grants program is a core component for the Library of Congress' Of the People: Widening the Path initiative, supported by the Mellon Foundation. Since 2022, the American Folklife Center has supported twenty-nine CCG projects, enabling community members to document contemporary music, dance, crafts, food traditions, community celebrations, and sacred events in communities across a range of geographical contexts in the United States.
For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/webcast-11950
