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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage

These articles highlight stories of Asian American and Pacific Island heritage.

Headshot images of the artists from Godzilla

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Watson Library

Highlighting the works of Godzilla, an Asian American arts network
The Novelist Min Jin Lee peruses through an assortment of books atop a red-orange tabletop surface, set against a backdrop of book shelves in a New York Public Library study room.

Writers Are Reaching for Our Thorns; the Thorns Which Define Our Entire Being

Novelist Min Jin Lee reflects on Antico’s Spinario in relation to her creative pursuits

Chinatown's Art and Activism—Then and Now

In this conversation between artists Tomie Arai and Mei Lum, learn about the relationship between art and activism in Manhattan's Chinatown.

Transcultural Trade and the History of Asian American Heritage

Five objects from The Met collection highlight the influence of Asian art on Western culture.
A teal quilt with yellow fringe and a symmetrical yellow design in its center. Both the center and edge designs feature complex, ornate, flower blossom-like patterns that extend identically into all four corners of the quilt.

The Yellow of the Mamo’s Wing: Lei Mamo, a #MetKids Poem

Hawai'i-based poet Laurel Nakanishi explores the history of the native ‘ohi‘a lehua plant and extinct mamo bird in an original poem inspired by a traditional Hawaiian quilt.

Left: A wooden sculpture of a woman holding an infant child. Right: A stone sculpture of a lounging figure

Compassion, Mercy, and Love: Guanyin and the Virgin Mary

How two independent cultures—feudal Europe and imperial China—depicted divine figures with incredible visual similarities.
The artist Zarina looks at a work of Arabic script

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage

These videos highlight the breadth of artistic achievement in the AAPI community.
A painting of an Indian woman wearing a sari and holding a child

Seeing Myself in Alice Neel’s Mother and Child

Neel’s painting of an Indian mother clothed in a resplendent sari sparks memories of childhood and emigration.

Sharing My Mongolian Heritage through Works of Art

Ariun Sanjaajamts, founder of the New York Mongolian Cultural Council, unexpectedly discovers her Mongolian heritage and a new place to share it.

How the Islamic Art Galleries Shaped My Muslim American Identity

Asim Rehman, Co-founder of the Muslim Bar Association, reflects on how he began forming his Muslim American identity through a childhood visit to The Met.

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