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Commission launches 'Stories of Asian Tulsa' pilot, plans one‑pager for City Council
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Summary
The commission's data and research committee previewed a 'Stories of Asian Tulsa' story‑bank pilot for commissioners, discussed privacy and video‑upload limits, and proposed submitting a concise one‑pager about the commission to City Council and the mayor's office.
The commission's Data and Research Committee outlined a two‑part effort at the October meeting: submit a brief informational one‑pager to Tulsa City Council to explain who the commission serves, and pilot a "Stories of Asian Tulsa" project that will collect short written or video stories to create a community story bank.
Committee members said the proposed one‑pager will be succinct, list the commission's committees and contact information (including the Resilient Tulsa contact email) and clarify that the list of countries shown is illustrative rather than exhaustive. The one‑pager is intended as an informational submission to the City Council and mayor’s office, not a request for action; staff member Lexi and commissioners agreed to prepare and file the document.
On the stories project, committee leads described a Google form that accepts written responses or short videos and includes a privacy and consent section. Commissioners will pilot the form internally before a public rollout: the committee asked each commissioner to submit a story by the next commission meeting (Nov. 4) and to support two people in their circle to try the form. The committee asked volunteers to note any technical barriers, such as the current need for a Google login to upload videos, and to suggest alternate upload methods if necessary.
Privacy safeguards were underscored: the form explicitly states that submission does not guarantee public publication and that staff will reach out before sharing stories. The committee also discussed keeping an accessible repository for submitted media (a shared Google Drive was suggested) and planning how community stories could later be offered to local documentary makers or media outlets.
Members of the commission also discussed whether to extend the pilot to collect targeted demographics (for example, business owners) after the initial rollout; the committee emphasized capacity limits and said any expansion would be considered only if community interest and staff capacity exist.
