The Visual Communications (VC) Archives is dedicated to preserving the histories, cultures, and experiences of Asian Pacific communities. The VC Archives is recognized as one of the nation’s most comprehensive repositories of 20th Century Asian Pacific American (APA) history. It holds over 1,000,000 photographic images, 1,500+ titles in the media library, 500+ films and video productions, and 10,000+ hours of oral histories.

Though it is ethnically specific, the VC Archives affirm a culturally pluralistic view of American society. And this view resides in the heart of our mission – to promote intercultural understanding through the education, production, presentation and preservation of media works by and about APA.