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<\/a>\nRepealed Asian exclusion acts, anti-colonial freedom movements, and imperatives for radical queer spaces completely reimagined the order of New York City during the twentieth century. Founded in 1990, the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) derived from networks dedicated to dismantling institutional structures and values that \u201cdeny us our fullness,\u201d as well as desires to create safe spaces for gay Asian and Pacific Islander (API) men to socialize and organize. For the past twenty-five years, GAPIMNY has collaborated with local and transnational organizations to empower queer and transgender API people through social, educational, peer-support, cultural, and political activities.
\nCurated with materials from the GAPIMNY Records, which were donated to NYU\u2019s Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, Nothing Lost in Translation: Twenty-five Years of the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) features video footage, printed materials, and intimate artifacts documenting the organization\u2019s changing vision and contributions from 1990-2015. The exhibition incorporates multimedia and intergenerational dialogues reflecting on the intersectional programs pioneered by GAPIMNY\u2019s entirely volunteer membership. It offers a layered investigation into issues of race, gender, sexuality, public health, immigration, and citizenship facing GAPIMNY and its constituents today. Open to the public, the GAPIMNY Records and exhibition invite us to consider and create the infinite futures for queer and trans API people in NYC and throughout our world.<\/p>\n