Asian American artists from the Midwest get a showcase for ‘untold stories’ in Kansas City

“The Asian American Voice: Reclaiming the Narratives” includes work from artists with Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese heritage.
More than 20 artists from around the Midwest are celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a show this week in Kansas City.

“The Asian American Voice: Reclaiming the Narratives” includes work from artists with Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese heritage.

“We really want to appreciate the diversity of the Asian American experience,” says Andrew de las Alas of the Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation, the Webster Groves, Missouri-based organization that's sponsoring the show.

“We saw this as an opportunity to really demonstrate and highlight the kinds of stories that are usually untold through an artistic lens,” says de las Alas, a third-generation Filipino-American.