America, Through an Asian-American Lens
Discover the Asian people, histories, cultures, and contributions that helped shape the American story.
Asians of America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public humanities and media organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and sharing Asian American stories.
What does America look like when we view it through different lenses?
Asians have been part of the American story long before the country’s founding, yet many of these stories remain unknown and unfamiliar. Asians of America uses documentary media, public humanities, education, and cultural storytelling to bring these histories into the spotlight.
Many Lenses, One America
It isn’t just an Asian American lens. There are many different lenses, each specific to a culture, history, and legacy, and together they reveal the many dimensions of the American story.
Indian American Lens
Chinese American Lens
Japanese American Lens
Filipino American Lens
Stories Across America Hidden in Plain Sight
Featured Story
In Development: Texas, through a Filipino-American Lens
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What We Do
As a nonprofit organization, Asians of America brings together filmmakers, historians, educators, community members, and volunteers to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost and make them accessible to the public.
