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The Asian American Art Initiative aims to make Stanford a major center for the study of Asian American art.

Tokio Ueyama (American, born in Japan, 1889–1954), Monterey Cove, 1924. Oil on canvas. The Michael Donald Brown Collection, made possible by the William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Acquisition Fund and the Asian American Art Initiative Acquisitions Fund. (Image courtesy Cantor Arts Center)

With multiple exhibitions now open and a symposium planned for the end of the month, Stanford’s interdisciplinary Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI) aims to make the university a major center for the study of Asian American art.

Visitors to the Cantor Arts Center can view the initiative’s first three exhibitions: “The Faces of Ruth Asawa,” which opened in July and will be on display indefinitely; “At Home/On Stage: Asian American Representation in Photography and Film,” which runs through Jan. 15; and “East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art,” on display until Feb. 12. […]

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Karla is an assistant lifestyle editor with Embarcadero Media, working on arts and features coverage.