History in a Can – 40.03.018.IMG_WORG.VintageSalmonTins.SaraBoesser
Salmon can label artwork; starting in the mid-1800’s the commercial exploitation of salmon marked a turning point in Alaska’s colonial economic development.
The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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