Credits and Acknowledgments

Many individuals contributed to this project along the way. We would like first and foremost to thank Pauline Manaka of the Langson Library at UC Irvine for her generous assistance. We would also like to thank the following for their suggestions of possible leads and sources as we tried to trace the meanings and origins of some of the monetary practices described in this exhibit:

Lara Deeb (UC Irvine)
Katherine Ewing (Duke U)
Anne Frank (UC Irvine, Southeast Asian Archive)
Ron Ho (UC Irvine)
Anna Gonzalez (UC Irvine, Cross Cultural Center)
Heonik Kwon (U Edinburgh)
Karen Leonard (UC Irvine)
Peggy Maradudin (Irvine, CA)
Juliet McMullin (UC Riverside)
Helen Morgan (UC Irvine)
Hu Ying (UC Irvine)

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, our greatest thanks go to those who generously contributed their time, shared their knowledge and opened their lives to us as we explored the cultural, religious and ritual use of money and money-like objects in their stores, homes and places of worship. Thank you!