Videos and Recorded Programs

This symposium brings together scholars, public intellectuals, and community leaders to reflect on Asian American histories and experiences in California.

Highlights from "Stories We Tell: Founders’ Day At The Huntington 2023"

In honor of Founders’ Day 2023, The Huntington and The Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West present a mix of serious and quirky stories demonstrating the broad range of The Huntington's collections.

Dr. Lei Xue, Oregon State University, discussed shutiaoshi, stone slabs with engraved calligraphy that are commonly found in Chinese gardens.

The artist explains how he wove together the stories of California highways, migratory birds, T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,” and a searing self-portrait into a sprawling but cohesive work.

Architect Billie Tsien joins Erin Chase, assistant curator of architecture at The Huntington, to view architectural materials from the library archives.

Japan’s elite culture of tea, known as chanoyu, played a key role in the transition of Japan’s divided politics and civil wars of the late 16th century into a unified government in 1603.

The Huntington's Chinese Garden is distinctive for its old Coast Live Oaks native to California. There's one ancient oak, considered to be the oldest at The Huntington, that needed special attention as the gardens were being built around its canopy.