Cultural Center Website
Yao-Fen You, Acting Director
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), established in 1997, ensures the comprehensive representation and inclusion of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) across the Smithsonian’s collections, research, exhibitions, and programs. Through education initiatives, publications, and public programs, APAC provides new avenues to document, celebrate, and share the rich and diverse history, art, and culture of AANHPI communities. For more information, please visit: apa.si.edu.
Research Staff:
Correa, Kālewa, Curator of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. B.A., B.S. FullSail University; MLISc, MEd, Ph.D. (candidate) University of Hawai‘i. Research specialties: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture, Pacific intersectionality, film studies, AI integrated research, mixed realities, human potential studies, systems design, audio design, immersive experience, and spatial information systems. Contact: CorreaS@si.edu
Davis, Lawrence-Minh Bùi, Curator of Asian American Studies. B.A. University of Maryland; MFA, San Diego State; Ph.D. University of Maryland. Research specialties: Asian American literature, Asian American studies, BiPOC literatures, disability justice and disability studies, solidarity arts economies, cooperatives and co-governance, critical refugee studies, ghosts, magic, critical university studies, critical mixed race studies, Asian American and Asian diasporic art, literary publishing. Contact: DavisLM@si.edu
Affiliated Research Staff:
Johnston, Healoha, Curator, Bishop Museum; Research Associate, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. B.A. and M.A., University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Research specialties: Visual culture, contemporary art. Contact: JohnstonH@si.edu
Luis, Adriel, Curator of Digital and Emerging Practice. B.S. University of California, Davis. Research specialties: Independent media and underground culture, new media, social media, web trends, hip hop, AI and machine learning, immersive design, graphic design, and web development. Contact: LuisA@si.edu