Answering a Global Crisis: From Temporary Foreign Worker to Cultural Infrastructure Builder in Alberta
When Archives Are Incomplete, History Becomes Incomplete
International cultural policy bodies, including UNESCO, have warned that gaps in digital preservation systems pose long-term risks to cultural diversity. When archival infrastructure is uneven, entire communities remain under-documented. Over time, these omissions become structural absences within the historical record.
In Calgary, Alberta, Filipino-Canadian cultural practitioner Rolando Jr. Montemayor Pepano is developing a response grounded in infrastructure rather than exhibition.