Asian/Pacific American Archives
About the Project
**The interactive map shown on the introduction page attempts to represent the web of interconnections among the diverse members of the New York Asian/Pacific American community. One by one, our archives survey adds points to the map. Participate in the survey and help us create a richer map of the documentary heritage of New York Asian America!
The collections described on this website are located in the homes of artists, activists, scholars and businesspeople; the offices of social service organizations, theater companies, labor unions and arts organizations; and archival repositories in the New York City metropolitan area. Some are accessible to the public, but many are not.
About Archives
Deep in the closets, basements, and storage spaces of every house usually lies several boxes of programs, flyers, buttons, and other ephemera from movies, performances, plays, museums, or other events or places that a person attended or organized and wanted to remember. In the most casual definition, this is an archive or archival collection.
