Asian Pacific American Women
World Virtual Edit-a-thon

Wiki APA 2015 logo
Dates	Friday-Sunday, 4-6 September 2015
Location	This is a virtual, global event... you can participate from anywhere in the world
Sponsor	Smithsonian Institute's Asian Pacific American Center
Host	Women in Red
Twitter hashtag	womeninrededitathon
Facilitators	Rosiestep (talk ·contribs)

TheSmithsonian Asian Pacific American Center inWashington D.C. is sponsoring theAPA (Asian Pacific American) Wikipedia edit-a-thon, an editing event for improving and increasing the presence of cultural, historic, and artistic information on Wikipedia pertaining toAsian Pacific American (APA) experiences. WiR will be participating virtually on Friday-Sunday, September 4-6, 2015. Our virtual node targets more focused work on the coverage of APA women and their works.

Anyone can take part whatever your previous experience. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies of some of the many past and present notable APA women who are still red-linked on the English Wikipedia. A virtual edit-a-thon will allow enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work.

The main goals of the edit-a-thon are:

• to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
• to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
• to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works

1. Rosiestep (talk)04:50, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
2. SusunW (talk)04:25, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
3. Penny Richards (talk)04:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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5. Megalibrarygirl (talk)13:29, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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7. Fuzchia (talk)21:49, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
8. Ipigott (talk)09:39, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
9. Nvvchar.10:43, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
10. Ser Amantio di Nicolao
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• Irma Tam Soong (1913-2001), Hawaiian historian[1]
• Xiaolan Bao, professor of history at CSULB, writer. Founder of Chinese Society for Women's studies. [[2]] Done --Rosiestep (talk)22:41, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Sucheng Chan, professor emeritus at U of C, Santa Barbara, writer[3][4]
• Madhulika S. Khandelwal, Professor of Asian American studies. Mentioned in some Wiki articles.[5]
• Lili M. Kim, writer, academic.
• Erika Lee, historian and writer
• Shirley Jennifer Lim, writer, academic.[6]
• Victoria Chou, also Vicki Chou, is the dean of education at the University of Illinois.[7]
• Add redlinks here

• Yoshiko Saji Dart, disability rights activist[8]
• Sono Aibe, worker for international family planning rights.[9][10][11]
• Christine Ahn, peace activist, foreign policy analyst for Korea.[12],[13]
• Shivana Jorawar DoneSusunW (talk)21:45, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Joyce Nakamura Okazaki DoneSusunW (talk)20:19, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn, civil rights activist, successfully challenged Nevada's law barring mixed race marriages.[14],[15] DoneMegalibrarygirl (talk)03:34, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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• Teresa Ting, actress
• Xiao Sun, actress
• Katie Cockrell, actress
• Madison Hu, actress
• Candice Zhao, actress
• Ming Zhao, actress
• Chanty Sok, actress
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• Kathy Aoki[16] DoneMegalibrarygirl (talk)21:20, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Yun Bai, Chinese American visual artist
• Neeta Madahar (b. 1966), photographic artist[17]
• Vivian Fu, photographer.[18]
• Billie Tsien, architect.[19]
• Selena Whang, performance studies, writer, editor, punk.
• Chay Douangphoxay, Lao-Khmer American artist from Minneapolis.
• Add redlinks here

• Wait for Me, byAn Na
• Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire, anthology
• The People in the Trees, byHanya Yanagihara
• To Be the Poet, byMaxine Hong Kingston
• Sons and Other Flammable Objects byPorochista Khakpour
• Engine Empire by poetCathy Park Hong
• The Cooked Seed byAnchee Min
• Six Girls Without Pants by poetPaisley Rekdal
• Lucky Fish byAimee Nezhukumatathil
• Split (novel) bySwati Avasthi--Nvvchar.11:58, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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• Hali Lee, founder ofAsian Women Giving Circle.
• Angie Wang, executive director ofPeace is Loud
• Gail Chang Bohr, lawyer, judge in Minnesota, executive director of the Children's Law Center.[20],[21]
• Lisa Hasegawa, executive director of theNational Council of Asian Pacific Americans
• Lisa Wong, page redirects to Fitchburg. There are a lot of sources about her and she was the first Asian-American mayor in Massachusetts.[22] DoneMegalibrarygirl (talk)00:04, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Miriam W. Yeung, executive director of National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF).[23]
• Jennifer Ho, senior adviser for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).link.link.
• Kiran Ahuja, executive director of the White House initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.link
• Sapreet Kaur, executive director of the Sikh Coalitiion and the firstSikh American to speak at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service.link
• Shefali Razdan Duggal, Done political activist from San Francisco and recipient of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of 2012 in California, voted by the National Diversity Council.--Nvvchar.06:08, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Azita Raji, Done an Iranian American, a philanthropist, community leader, former international investment banker and political activist is US Ambassador Designate to Sweden.--Nvvchar.06:08, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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• Erika David, singer from the Bay Area, R&B
• Ann One, singer from Los Angeles
• Connie Lim, singer from Los Angeles
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• Center for Asian Pacific American Women
• National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence
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• Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi (1921-2012), sociologist[24]
• Sora Park Tanjasiri, scientist, professor, Wang Family Excellence Award winner.[25][26],[27]
• Christine Wu (scientist), professor of pediatric dentistry.[28]
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• Ryka Aoki, writer
• Naomi Hirahara, author[29] DoneSusunW (talk)18:25, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Yumi Sakugawa, writer and illustrator[30]
• Renée Ahdieh, author ofThe Wrath and the Dawn
• Sharbari Ahmed, author ofThe Ocean of Mrs. Nagai: Stories
• Mia Alvar, author ofIn the Country: Stories
• Solace Ames, author of erotic novels,The Dom Project andThe Submission Gift DoneMegalibrarygirl (talk)00:05, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Gina Apostol, author ofGun Dealer's Daughter
• Swati Avasthi, author and professor of creative writing at Hamline U.
• Margarita Alcantara, maker of queer, feminist zine,Bamboo Girl[31]
• Mira Jacob, author ofThe Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing.
• Swati Avasthi, Done Young Adult Fiction writer and teaching creative writing. Her first fictional novelSplit received wide accolades and awards.--Nvvchar.11:53, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Add redlinks here

• During the editathon, add the titles of your new or upgraded articles here

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly byJL-Bot (talk ·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it istagged orcategorized (e.g.Category:WikiProject Women in Red meetup 1 articles) correctly and wait for the next update. SeeWP:RECOG for configuration options.

• ... thatSplit, the debut novel bySwati Avasthi, an Indian American writer and teacher, was published in 2010 and received a plethora of awards?(2015-10-18)
• ... that the National Diversity Council namedShefali Razdan Duggal to the list of the Most Powerful and Influential Women of 2012 inCalifornia?(2015-10-04)
• ... thatSophia Lin was selected byTheWrap in 2012 as one of "10 Producers Who Will Change Hollywood"?(2015-09-22)
• ... thatNina Yang Bongiovi is the production partner of actorForest Whitaker?(2015-09-20)
• ... thatSakaye Shigekawa estimated that she delivered between 20,000 and 30,000 babies in her career as anobstetrician?(2015-09-16)
• ... that the nomination ofAzita Raji, anIranian American, for the post ofAmbassador to Sweden in October 2014, was widely reported in theIndian press because of her Indian-sounding name?(2015-09-15)

• Beginners' Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
• Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
• Tutorial
• How to Edit a Page
• Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
• Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
• Article Development
• Your First Article (using theArticle Wizard if you wish)
• Manual of Style
• Citation templates
• Infobox templates
• Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)

• Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
• Infobox template - person
• Biographies of living persons
• Writing an article
• About the Sandbox
• Wikipedia Cheat Sheet – a Wikipedia markup cheatsheet

• NBC News, Sept 5, 2015:Wikipedia Entries on Asian-American Art Get Update With Edit-A-Thon

• Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/1/invitation
• Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/1/thankyou

• WikiProject Women in Red in 2015