Founded in 2009, this ongoing student conducted project led by Laura Kina, Professor in The Art School, is dedicated to collecting oral histories of Asian/Asian American artists and key organizers and participants of Asian/Asian American arts and cultural organizations. While the scope of the project encompasses diasporic and US born Asians across the United States, the primary focus of the archive is to document the history of Midwestern Asian American artists and arts organizations.
If you would like to share your story, contact Laura Kina at lkinaaro@depaul.edu
The full archive of the Asian American Art Oral History Project is held is DePaul University’s Special Collections and Archives Department 2350 North Kenmore Avenue 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60614 . For more information contact us at 773-325-7864, or archives@depaul.edu
Submissions from 2011
Agnes Chou Interview, Frankie LaCoste
Prem Sharma Interview, Ester Lee
George Suyeoka Interview, Bridget Pasapane
ERBU Interview, Xiayla Sisson
Willi Red Buhay Interview, Lauren Todd
Johannah Silva Interview, Mal Warning
Submissions from 2010
Nor Sanavongsay Interview, Sittha Abhay
Saira Wasim Interview, Jeremy Adkins
Rominna Villasenor Interview, Jamelle Apolinar
Li Lin Lee Interview, Barry Au
Indira Freitas Johnson Interview, Michelle Burke
Tatsu Aoki Interview, Brian Callahan
Masahiro Sugano Interview, Crystal Han
Chi Jang Yin Interview, Anna Huang
DaHuang Zhou Interview, Julia Lin
Tina Ramirez Interview, Karina Lopez
Howard Henry Chen Interview, Diane Nguyen
Ann Marie Chua Lee interview, Jasmin M. Ortiz
Von Kommanivanh Interview, John Pluciennik
Mike Park Interview, Ben Rogers
Michiko Itatani Interview, Liza Rush
Sam del Rosario Interview, Nancy Shaba
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Interview, Flor Sigaran
Lani Montreal Interview, Thi Navi Thach
Ann Poochareon Interview, Christina Yang