AAPI Stories in Motion
Welcome to the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) History Museum. Through visuals, exhibits, videos, and interactive displays, we bring AAPI history to life and invite visitors to explore the many stories that shape our communities.
Our museum is organized around evolving themes that reflect the complexity of AAPI history, including activism, solidarity, migration/immigration, identity, and belonging. As the museum grows, our exhibits continue to change, making room for stories that have not always been fully seen, heard, or included.
Our newest exhibit, Mixed Heritage, One History, curated by Gaby Wilson and Jessica “Jay” Wong, expands our exploration of identity and migration by centering multiracial AAPI experiences. To make space for this exhibit, portions of the previous Identity section and part of the Migration & Immigration section have been adapted. This change reflects our belief that AAPI history is not fixed or singular. It is shaped by movement, family, culture, race, memory, community, and belonging.
This exhibit invites visitors to reflect on race, family, memory, and belonging through the lived experiences of multiracial AAPI individuals.
The exhibit connects personal stories of being mixed in America with larger histories of race, migration, immigration, empire, and belonging.
The exhibit asks visitors to consider how racial categories, the U.S. Census, and the act of “checking boxes” have shaped how mixed and AAPI communities are counted and understood.
The road to Loving v. Virginia reveals how interracial marriage laws shaped families, identity, and the struggle for belonging across generations.
As the first AAPI History Museum in the United States, we believe AAPI history must be told in its full complexity. We honor the many untold stories across AAPI communities and welcome voices that continue to expand our shared history. Belonging is not about fitting neatly into one category. It is about being seen fully.