Records of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute

Call Number

RG.21.35

Date

1994-2020, inclusive

Creator

Geron, Tomio

Cabalda, Sheelagh

Morimoto, Risa

Extent

50 Linear Feet

in 62 boxes.

Extent

526.41 Gigabytes

Extent

3 websites

in 3 archived websites.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

The records of the Asian/Pacific/American (A/P/A) Institute, dated 1994-2015, document the activities of the Institute and reflect student events, faculty affairs and collaborations with the A/P/A studies program. The collection contains photographs, audiovisual recordings, memoranda, correspondence, student surveys, meeting and conference agendas, syllabi, proposals, posters, flyers, and brochures.

Historical Note

The Asian/Pacific/American (A/P/A) Institute was founded in 1996. The Institute is focused on community and intercultural studies within a broad, international and comparative framework.

The A/P/A Institute produces public events and symposia for the larger New York University and New York City communities. The Institute brings together scholars, community builders, and artists from New York City and beyond for events throughout the year, including conferences, seminars, book readings, film screenings, musical performances, and brown bag lunches. The Institute also co-sponsors events with student and community organizations, which complement the academic programs offered by the University and address the needs of the community at large.

The A/P/A has collaborated on several events and activities with the Office for African American, Latino, and Asian American Student Services (OASIS). OASIS was created in 1988 in response to the expressed needs of students of color for more University administrative support and commitment. Today the mission of OASIS continues to be carried out by the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP) at NYU.

The A/P/A Institute also reached out to youth in New York City through the Asian Pacific American Youth Alliance (APAYA) from 1994-2008. This was a free program led by A/P/A and community volunteers throughout the school year that sought to support and encourage high school youth to become community leaders. These students learned about and taught others about the vibrant and diverse Asian Pacific American history, cultures, and experiences. Their weekly meetings throughout the school year culminated in a forum at NYU planned and led by APAYA students.

Sources:

New York University. "Asian/Pacific/American Studies: The Institute." http://www.apa.nyu.edu

New York University. "Center for Multicultural Education and Programs: About Us." http://www.cmep.nyu.edu

New York University. "Asian/Pacific/American Institute: APAYA." http://www.nyu-apastudies.org/new/programs.php?type=apaya

Arrangement

Collection is organized into 12 series:

Series I. Conference;

Series II. Administrative;

Series III. Events;

Series IV. Photographs;

Series V. Programs;

Series VI. Media;

Series VII. Artifacts;

Series VIII. 2016 Accretion;

Series IX. 2017 Accretion;

Series X. 2018 Accretion;

Series XI. 2022 Accretion;

Series XII. Archived Websites.

Scope and Contents

The records of the Asian/Pacific/American (A/P/A) Institute, dated 1994-2015, document the activities of the Institute from its founding in 1996 and reflect student events, faculty affairs and collaborations with the A/P/A studies program. The collection contains photographs, audiovisual recordings memoranda, correspondence, student surveys, meeting and conference agendas, syllabi, proposals, posters, flyers, and brochures.

Subjects

Organizations

New York University. Faculty of Arts and Science; New York University

Genres

Syllabi.; Memorandums.; Photographs.; Administrative records; Posters.

Topics

Student activities.; Asian American college students.

Places

New York (N.Y.).

Access Restrictions

Administrative records and unpublished reports of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Board of Trustees records are closed for 35 years from the date of creation. Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact the University Archives.

Use Restrictions

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Records of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute; RG 21.35; box number; folder number or item identifier; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

To cite the archived website in this collection: Identification of item, date; Asian/Pacific/American Institute; RG 21.35; Wayback URL; New York University Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials transferred to the University Archives in four accessions in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Additional accretions were received in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022; the accession number associated with these transfers are 2016.024, 2016.029, 2017.055, 2018.031, and 2022.082.

In 2014, http://www.yellowperilarchive.org/, http://people.stern.nyu.edu/jmy272/yp/static/, and http://people.stern.nyu.edu/jmy272/yp/ were selected by curators and captured through the use of Archive-It in 2014 as part of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute: Yellow Peril! Web Archive. Archive-It uses web crawling technology to capture websites at a scheduled time and displays only an archived copy, from the resulting WARC file, of the website. There is no accessioning information with these websites.

Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Access to audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.

Born-Digital Access Policies and Procedures

Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. Original physical digital media is restricted. Born-digital materials have not been transferred and may not be available to researchers. Researchers may request access copies. To request that material be transferred, or if you are unsure if material has been transferred, please contact University Archives, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Take Down Policy

Archived websites are made accessible for purposes of education and research. NYU Libraries have given attribution to rights holders when possible; however, due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information.

If you hold the rights to materials in our archived websites that are unattributed, please let us know so that we may maintain accurate information about these materials.

If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found material on this website for which you have not granted permission (or is not covered by a copyright exception under US copyright laws), you may request the removal of the material from our site by submitting a notice, with the elements described below, to the special.collections@nyu.edu.

Please include the following in your notice: Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material; your contact information, such as an address, telephone number, and email address; a statement that you are the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed and that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and made under penalty of perjury; and your physical or electronic signature. Upon receiving a notice that includes the details listed above, we will remove the allegedly infringing material from public view while we assess the issues identified in your notice.

Appraisal

In 2025, 4 duplicate VHS tapes, 2 blank miniDV tapes, and 8 blank audiocassettes were deaccessioned.

Collection processed by

Lesley Espenship, John Bence and Lindsay Dumas. Additional accessions processed by Megan Findling and Aleksandr Gelfand.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-24 15:31:50 UTC.

Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lesley Espenship in 2008, John Bence and Lindsay Dumas in 2009, Megan Findling in 2012, and Aleksandr Gelfand in 2013.

In October 2016 Craig Savino added Series VIII: 2016 Accretion to reflect a new accretion of materials. Kate Fisher added Series IX : 2017 to reflect a second accretion of materials. These accretions were added to the resource as accessions and do not reflect the original Records of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute's series arrangement.

In October 2022 an accretion was rehoused in archival boxes and folders, and described on the series-level with a box-level inventory. Born-digital materials on physical carriers were identified, physically separated, and inventoried, but have not yet been forensically imaged, analyzed, or described. New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.

In 2023, archived websites were added as Series XII.

In February 2026, subseries in Series VI, previously separated by format, were combined into one series. Recordings from the same event were listed together in nested description.

Revisions to this Guide

October 2016: Updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect accession 2016.029.

October 2016: Updated by Craig Savino to include accretion from accession 2016.024.

December 2017: Updated by Kate Fisher to reflect accession 2017.055.

October 2018: Updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect accession 2018.031

June 2021 - September 2025: Updated by Rachel Mahre, Anna Björnsson, and Natalia Medero to state some audiovisual materials have been digitized and are accessible to patrons.

May 2022: Updated by Anna Björnsson McCormick to correctly identify Wilfredo Lam

October 2022: Updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2022 accretion

January 2023: Updated by Nicole Greenhouse to reflect additional administrative information and added archived websites

February 2026: Updated by Rachel Mahre to further arrange and describe digitized audiovisual materials

Repository

New York University Archives