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Feminine authority in the early church " The Lord giveth the word. The women that publish the tid... more Feminine authority in the early church " The Lord giveth the word. The women that publish the tidings are a great host "-Psalm 68:11 (ASV). Piecing together the formative years of Christianity allows us a greater understanding of the role women played in both public and private life. I argue that texts such as the Gospel of Mary and other Apocrypha, such as the Gospel of the Savior and the Pistas Sophia, reveal that some women were able to use their status and traditional position to enhance their authority and establish themselves as leaders. These women embraced their gender roles rather than compromising them or seeking out true gender neutrality. These texts present a unique perspective of women who supported teachers such as Jesus, and also those who taught, preached and traveled, by their own means or in conjunction with others, sometimes with the support of their own followers in the early years of Christianity. The role and authority of women in the church has been an ongoing debate since before the canonization of biblical texts, and it may be beneficial to look back at the pre-canonized ideas within Christianity to find solutions. An examination of such early thought may induce a reexamination of the intention and thoughts of the earliest followers of Jesus, and the teachings and ideas of Christ himself. The Gospel of Mary gives us a glimpse into the formative years of Christianity. Much is missing from our understanding of how various sects understood the message of Christ as it spread throughout Asia, Africa and Europe. We know that ideas and stories change with their transmission and translations, so what little text remains allows valuable insight into the hearts

The LEAF School at Edmonds Community College has partnered with the Wing Luke Museum and Nikkei M... more The LEAF School at Edmonds Community College has partnered with the Wing Luke Museum and Nikkei Manor to develop the Nikkei Concerns Oral History Project. We have created a unique opportunity for students to hear firsthand accounts from internment survivors, and they will continue to learn about internment while transcribing the stories shared by Nikkei residents, and mentoring their classmates in the transcription process. The goal is to develop a greater understanding of the experience of these people, to record their stories and create awareness of what they faced.

In 2011 the discovery of cultural artifacts delayed a stream restoration and fish passage project... more In 2011 the discovery of cultural artifacts delayed a stream restoration and fish passage project in the city of Mukilteo, Washington. The LEAF School partnered with AMEC, an environmental consulting firm, and the City of Mukilteo to excavate the site. The material culture excavated from Japanese Gulch during the Summer of 2012 reflects a family-‐based community utilizing a mixture of items produced in Japan and the United States.

The City of Mukilteo partnered with the Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) S... more The City of Mukilteo partnered with the Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School and AMEC to conduct an archaeological investigation in lower Japanese Gulch as part of a fish passage and habitat restoration project. Students in Anth 155 Archaeology Peer Advocate Training have each selected and investigated artifacts from Japanese Gulch donated to Mukilteo Historical Society. The artifacts are consistent with occupational use by Japanese lumber mill workers during the early twentieth century.

Nikkei Oral History project, an ethnographic work which incorporates peer advocacy with service-learning to record the memories of Japanese internment survivors at Nikkei Concerns assisted living facility through student interviewers & transcribers. By documenting previously unrecorded stories of Japanese Internment in the Pacific Northwest, this project offers survivors an opportunity to contribute their voices to history and to share their stories with interested young students. Our recordings and transcriptions will be publicly accessible through the Wing Luke Museum’s Oral History Archive.

With the support and partnership of EdCC, ASEdCC, Connect 2 Compete, Campus Compact, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Nikkei Concerns and Nikkei Manor Assisted Living, and LEAF School. Marshall Kramer, Lisa Waisath, Janet Aviado, Daniel Griesbach, John Baumgartner, Chris Machnik , Erin Ryan and Naoko Ulstein.