Aperture Conversations: Kinship and the Camera

Cantor Arts Center’s Asian American Art Initiative at Stanford University, in collaboration with Aperture, is pleased to present a virtual roundtable discussion investigating themes of identity and familial presence within Aperture magazine’s most recent issue, “Being & Becoming: Asian in America.” The conversation will include guest editor Stephanie Hueon Tung, professor Marci Kwon, and artists Leonard Suryajaya, and Pao Houa Her.

What does it mean to be Asian American? The term was coined in 1968 as a political, not ethnic, coalition spurred in part by student activism in California in response to the civil rights movement and protests against the Vietnam War. It now covers incredible diversity in geographic origins, class, language, culture, religions, and historical experience.

Guest edited by curator Stephanie Hueon Tung, this issue examines how photography helps us understand the historical and contemporary contours of an evolving Asian American identity and its political potential.

Cantor Arts Center’s Asian American Art Initiative is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research, and public presentation of Asian American/diaspora artists and makers.

This virtual program is free and open to all. RSVP on Eventbrite to receive a Zoom link.

Live captioning provided by Zoom. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please contact cantor_education@stanford.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance of the event date.