The Stories We Tell and the Objects We Keep: Asian American Women and the Archives
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Friday, March 5, 2021
1 PM–3:30 PM ET
- Online on Zoom
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The stories of Asian American women extend far beyond the geographic borders of the United States. Inspired by tales and objects from family history, their narratives often reflect the transnational nature of Asian American women’s lives. Despite the importance of these narratives to expanding and complicating our understanding of war, migration, inequity, and difference, the accounts and perspectives of Asian American women have often been overlooked in formal records, and the tangible objects providing critical evidence of their histories have been ignored.
This program will bring together Asian American activists and artists, including novelists, filmmakers, and photographers, to share the stories that inspire their craft and the objects they retain as part of their personal histories.
“The Stories We Tell and the Objects We Keep” reflects the Radcliffe Institute’s commitment to revealing complete, balanced, and diverse histories of women in America.
Radcliffe gratefully acknowledges the Steiner Dean’s Leadership Fund for Academic Ventures, which is supporting this event.
Event Video
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WELCOMING REMARKS
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; and professor of history, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
FRAMING REMARKS: Asian American Women’s History
Genevieve Clutario, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of American Studies, Wellesley College
READING
Julie Chung, Harvard College Class of 2020
SESSION 1: REIMAGINING OUR STORIES
This session will explore what it means to record and create stories beyond the limits of a national narrative, incorporating experiences across cultures and continents. Each of the panelists will consider their multiple affiliations and the perspectives and knowledge they have gained as a result.
Tanzila (Taz) Ahmed, activist, storyteller, poet, co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast
Gina Apostol, novelist, Insurrecto (Soho Press, 2018) and The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata (Soho Press, 2021)
Hồng-Ân Trương, photographer and sound, video, and performance artist; associate professor of art and art history, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MODERATED BY Ju Yon Kim, professor of English, Harvard University
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WELCOME BACK
READING
Vanessa Hu, Harvard College Class of 2024, AB candidate concentrating in computer science and ethnicity, migration, rights
SESSION 2: PRESERVING OUR STORIES
History is revealed not only through formal written records but also in the preservation of tangible objects that illustrate personal and family stories. Speakers in this session will show and discuss a selection of the materials they keep to tell their stories while underscoring the importance of collecting such objects to preserve the history of Asian American women.
Wendy Maruyama, furniture maker and woodworker; professor emeritus, School of Art + Design, San Diego State University; 2020 United States Artists Fellow
Renee Tajima-Peña, professor, Department of Asian American Studies, UCLA
Tanaïs (Tanwi Nandini Islam), novelist and perfumer; author of Bright Lines (Penguin House, 2015)
MODERATED BY Denise Khor, assistant professor of American studies, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts Boston
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AUDIENCE Q&A WITH ALL SIX PANELISTS
Moderated by Ajantha Subramanian, professor of anthropology and of South Asian studies; chair, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Helen Zia, author, Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution (Ballantine Books, 2019); former journalist; former executive editor, Ms.
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![Sepia toned image of Alice in long white gown](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/410be3e3-1554-4d4b-a0f5-743bdefe2379/Huang-Alice-7-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1638%2C2047)
![Childhood portrait of Alice](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/410be3e3-1554-4d4b-a0f5-743bdefe2379/Huang-Alice-9-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1463%2C2048)
![Childhood image of Gala Porras-Kim in peach colored dress](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/410be3e3-1554-4d4b-a0f5-743bdefe2379/Porras-Kim-Gala-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C640%2C480)
![Gala Porras-Kim in her Korean Halloween costume](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/410be3e3-1554-4d4b-a0f5-743bdefe2379/Porras-Kim-Gala-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C480%2C640)
![Black & White photo with gold frame of Manisha Sinha's grandmother, Radha Sinha](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/410be3e3-1554-4d4b-a0f5-743bdefe2379/Sinha-Manisha-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C996%2C2048)
![Black & White image of Alice Huang in business dress suit in what appears to be a classroom or office](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/410be3e3-1554-4d4b-a0f5-743bdefe2379/Huang-Alice-4_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C752%2C951)
![Professor Rulan Chao Pian walking in graduation cap and gown](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/65a6b34d-0ca7-47ee-8aac-8760d54b4278/Ciao-Pian-Rulan-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C768%2C539)
![Sepia toned image of Alice Huang in her childhood with an adult](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/00881874-bcf4-49a6-98f9-0b8e176061d3/Huang-Alice-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C167%2C114)
![Headshot of Alice Huang](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/00881874-bcf4-49a6-98f9-0b8e176061d3/Huang-Alice-3-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1371)
![Headshot of Alice Huang looking to her left](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/b806ac82-a1ee-4526-979d-f4e13fddf145/Huang-Alice-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1371%2C2048)
![tic-tac-toe ice cream board on plate of Haagen Daaz ice cream](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/aa1caec3-55bd-483d-abcd-b66424cfc1fd/Hu-Vanessa-9-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C2048)
![Multiple jellyfish in ocean](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/9dea4968-4f2b-4eee-85d7-b376aacb8f3d/Hu-Vanessa-10-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1536)
![Vanessa Hu and cousin sitting on penguin sculptures at the Shanghai aquarium](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/8b7976dc-babe-4b92-b43f-82e9aa201e57/Hu-Vanessa-7.1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C2048)
![Childhood Vanessa Hu with two other family members leaning on large stuffed animal penguin](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/df87d805-045f-442b-9ca5-7096aea6b274/Hu-Vanessa-7.2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C1024)
![Vanessa Hu image from photoshoot in Shanghai wearing long green dress with white mesh long sleeves, holding a white hat](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/1ac041ef-61f5-42e3-a279-1941cc5a7ced/Hu-Vanessa-8-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1067%2C1600)
![Baked Asian walnut cookies on plate](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/145f0b84-d26d-4f63-8918-b78fab42e756/Hu-Vanessa-6-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1536)
![Vanessa Hu and friend sipping bubble tea and playing Jenga](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/e0dbfffb-78d2-49da-9823-86471b54f2a6/Hu-Vanessa-5-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1024%2C576)
![Vanessa Hu sitting around table for her 5th birthday party. Sister assists with blowing out candle.](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/d5c30bf1-10e0-4c78-ad63-5f69c5fcb88c/Hu-Vanessa-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C768%2C512)
![Vanessa Hu and sister sitting around Christmas tree opening gifts](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/2b875b86-2de6-4aaf-ac6c-5db49ba97a9f/Hu-Vanessa-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1600%2C1200)
![Vanessa Hu on a hike in Khujand, Tajikistan](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/39c0950d-4833-45c1-a09b-3d9868480797/Hu-Vanessa-3-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1080%2C1349)
![Vanessa Hu and sister sitting on a bench in Quebec City, Montreal](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/b694e6f5-c4da-4e79-9545-a9202b74718d/Hu-Vanessa-4-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C2047)
![Sepia toned photo of Jeannie Park's mother and aunt. Photo rests on a skirt from handmade silk](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/edd37e8c-c28c-426c-90c9-d37293cdae67/Park-Jeannie-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C2048)
![Sepia toned photo of Jeannie Park's mother and aunt. Photo rests on a skirt from handmade silk](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/b302bd71-34ec-4e54-93e3-a5e4a785538c/Park-Jeannie_COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1536)
![Black and white portrait with gold frame of Sinha Manishas's mother](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/9c935f5d-0932-436e-8302-b983bd50a67f/Sinha-Manisha-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C720%2C960)
![Nina McConigley with her sister when they were children, posing with their mother on the high plains of Wyoming](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/eb1f8487-93e9-44a9-8230-31769d8145a7/McConigley-Nina-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1048%2C1334)
![Billboard image of Nina Mcconigley's mother, Nimi McConigley, reading "Help Wyoming Grow!" and "House District #59"](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/e978175f-743c-4314-8008-19e7500e8ffa/McConigley-Nina-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1447)
![Poster of the House of Representatives for Wyoming of every district](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/93ecbeb4-fd72-4835-bd71-4a1353df5edb/McConigley-Nina-3-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C763%2C1024)
![Two women on stage performing Bharatanatyam dance](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/21e915de-173f-4eec-97f7-6670c98a789b/Radcliffe-College-Archives-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C768%2C553)
![Visions Newsletter front page in black and white, with featured image of a battered women's shelter in Minnesota](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/8b201ab8-318e-4b02-b3cb-9ba9cc549aed/Jordan-June-Papers-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1583%2C2048)
![Page from Grace Chu's cooking book, outlining multiple recipes](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/e4423ebb-2671-47f0-93f3-489fce483065/Chu-Grace-3-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C2048)
![Black & White image of two Asian students at luncheon](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/642ea7db-4934-4d4f-84b8-835b82374913/Radcliffe-College-Archives-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C768%2C536)
![Front cover of Grace Chu's book, "The Pleasures of Chinese Cooking."](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/a84bbf4c-9853-4d19-aaf8-15e3c8c5b815/Chu-Grace-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1009%2C1985)
![Black and white image of Grace Chu and others with camera and lighting](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/95254bf0-9908-4316-9f7b-f32cdbc89096/Chu-Grace-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C599%2C506)
![Page from Anna Chennault's diary. Page outlines her activities during her travels on 08/13/1913](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/4651158a-824c-4eb7-a774-6e555744419b/Chennault-Anna-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1667%2C2048)
![Typed page outlining the calendar of events for the Asian American Association](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/ee777e49-69a9-4c01-8ed4-64b90c014aa8/Radcliffe-College-Archives-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C300%2C383)
![Black and white image of Anna Chennault and man](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/ab2e6811-56a2-48b9-8cca-e1fe29ee2e8b/Chennault-Anna-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C300%2C477)
![Notebook pages full of vocabulary words and phrases written in careful handwriting.](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/bacc4a59-eb0e-4bce-9491-464aba789964/Zia-Helen-1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C2048)
![Front cover of index card notebook Helen Zia used for handwriting vocabulary.](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/67cc70eb-0f6d-41e5-8741-c30cc42593a1/Zia-Helen-2-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1536%2C2048)
![Black and white image of Asian American activists seated around](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/9b6a9dc6-3a67-47c7-9115-e7f3a16bcfc1/Murase-Mike-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1400%2C1047)
![Sepia toned image of Hồng-Ân Trương's mother and her classmate sitting on a bench at 17 years old.](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/c4414cad-6872-486d-b39f-ab31db14b44e/Truong-Hong-An-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1434%2C2048)
![Sylvia Schedelbauer seated at table with grandmother](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/6086775b-98c5-4a68-8e1a-3865dd5509ee/Schedelbauer-Sylvia-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1638)
![Sepia toned image of Sharon Bromberg-Lim with family and friends in backyard](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/4b2d34f2-d23c-4372-8f20-b91951861c69/Bromberg-Lim-Sharon-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C798%2C1024)
![Toddler sized red knit sweater with 4 girls holding hands](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/961cee0e-cfae-4f5c-8df8-54293dc61bab/Chin-Margaret-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1812%2C2048)
![Headshot portrait of Denise Khor's mother outdoors in the Bahamas with palm trees in the background](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/faa1b870-5d53-4506-a5b8-aa9aafae090e/Kohr-Denise-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1536)
![Lecture hall filled people at the Afro-Asian Women's Conference](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/da0d5b8b-77f4-41fa-ab42-bcf62c49d30a/DuBois-Shirley-Graham-3-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1463)
![Afro-Asian Women's Conference with two women at the microphone. Room has flags from around the world decorated throughout](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/c9c6a5c7-ea71-40cb-b275-a9f0d3c123ea/Dubois-Shirley-Graham-4-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1612)
![Women seated in lecture hall at the Afro-Asian Women's Conference](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/ee2a6b51-18d8-481c-ab95-c049182d9ed1/Dubois-Shirley-Graham-1.1-COURTESY.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C2048%2C1463)
More Events & Exhibitions
2024
![Gallery Tour at Lia and William Poorvu Gallery](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/9381c0b7-46a0-4337-8c9c-3c30bc4952f2/gallery-tour-web-graphic_POORVU.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C4683%2C4683)
Curator-Led Tour: Rewrite, Organize, Remix: Visions of Feminist Organizing
2024
![](https://radcliffe-harvard-edu.imgix.net/22fb96fb-8bf4-4123-99b9-5faed928c712/25th-web-image_hero-v2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=3518%2C0%2C9005%2C9000)