Looking back on “Rebuilding the Temple: Cambodians in America” – Amherst
In 1991, filmmakers Larry Hott and Claudia Levin produced Rebuilding the Temple: Cambodians in America. The film explores the impact of Buddhism on the assimilation of Cambodians in America, as well as the generational trauma induced by the brutality of the Khmer Rouge. In early May of 2024, the Amherst Historical Society held a public screening of […]
Museum on Main Street deadline extended to May 20
Submit a Letter of Inquiry to bring the Smithsonian to your town Museum on Main Street (MoMS) is a unique partnership between the Smithsonian and Mass Humanities that brings world-class exhibits to six rural communities in our state. Host sites are supported throughout the entire process through capacity building workshops with Mass Humanities staff and […]