Commission launches 'Stories of Asian Tulsa' bank and considers a one‑page to city council

The commission's data and research committee announced a pilot of the "Stories of Asian Tulsa" project, a story bank that will collect written or short video submissions to document community experiences and make them available to media, researchers and event partners by consent.

Committee members said the pilot will start with commissioners submitting their own stories before a broader public rollout. The committee advised two face-to-face moments per commissioner: first, to submit and test the process; second, to support someone else in their community to submit. Commissioners were asked to submit examples by the commission's next meeting on Nov. 4.

The committee discussed consent and privacy thoroughly. The intake form includes a consent section and language that submissions are not guaranteed to be published; staff will contact contributors before sharing any content. The group noted technical barriers: requiring a Google login for form submissions may prevent some contributors from uploading video, so staff will evaluate alternate upload methods or accept written submissions with staff-assisted video capture.

Separately, the committee made edits to a proposed one-page informational flyer intended for City Council and the mayor's office. Edits included adding committee names, trimming wordiness, adding the Resilient Tulsa contact email, and clarifying that the list of countries on the flyer is illustrative rather than exhaustive. Staff agreed to help submit the concise informational piece to council, framed as informational rather than a request for council action.

The data committee will meet again Oct. 28 by Zoom; commissioners who want to help test the story form or review the one-page flyer were invited to join.