Adding insight to “Sightlines”

The exhibition Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond highlights the imprint of Asian Americans on the physical and cultural terrain of Washington, D.C. Matt Kaufax of WTOP News recently visited this important new exhibition from the Asian Pacific American Center

The exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, located in DC’s historical Chinatown neighborhood.

The featured stories highlight examples of cultural production that interpret elements of Chinese, Korean, and Javanese heritage or express coalitional Asian American and BIPOC identities. These are presented in displays of artwork, material culture, images, and other graphic material drawn from Smithsonian collections as well as shared by local lenders, including community members and repositories such as the DC History Center and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University.

Matt Kaufax recently visited the exhibition for WTOP-News’ “Matt About Town” program. Enjoy his take on “Sightlines.”