Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center launches "Visions & Voices: Stories on the Screen"

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center will debut “Visions & Voices,” a new public programming initiative celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The initiative presents programs across film, performance and storytelling. The inaugural program, “Visions & Voices: Stories on the Screen,” is a three-day film festival taking place Thursday, May 7, through Saturday, May 9, at the Warner Bros. Theater in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The festival is also part of the Smithsonian’s commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The program brings together documentary and narrative films that explore the histories, cultural contributions and lived experiences of AANHPI communities that continue to shape American history. All screenings are free and open to the public. Accessibility services, including ASL interpretation, live captioning and assistive listening devices, will be