The mission of Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA) is to explore the vibrant experiences of Asians and Asian Americans, across different walks of life and generations, within the greater Houston community.

Below you can explore our oral history archive, as well as archival collections and special projects.

We are still adding oral histories, transcripts, and images and ephemera to the collections below. View more interviews at haaa.rice.edu and the HAAA YouTube Channel.

Oral Histories

Transcripts

Images and Ephemera

In the archival collections, you can find non-HAAA oral history projects, organizational records, and personal papers.

Bobby Joe Moon family genealogy collection

This collection consists of photographs and news clippings of the Moon family’s life and business in Mississippi.

Braes Republican Women's Club records

This collection includes photographs and documents related to the Braes Republican Women's Club.

Chinese American Citizens Alliance records (Houston Chapter)

This collection consists of photographs and documents from the organization.

Chuan-Hua Gershom Lowe, National Party, Chinese diplomat papers

This collection includes a photograph of Chuan-Hua Gershom Lowe and biographical documents of Lowe’s life.

Dr. Ed C. M. Chen collection of oral history interviews with Asian American Houstonians

This collection consists of oral histories conducted by Dr. Ed Chen and fellow members of the Asian American community in Houston.

Edward Chen family collection

This collection includes presentations by Dr. Edward C. M. Chen centering on Houstonians of Asian heritage.

Gene and Hedy Lee Chinese newspapers and photographs collection

This collection consists of a photograph of Gene Lee and Hedy Lee in their grocery store.

Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) interviews

This collection contains oral histories conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation.

Zoroastrian community interviews

This collection consists of oral histories of members of the Zoroastrian community in Houston.

Ranging from podcasts to interactive maps, these special projects show the different ways that HAAA is documenting the community.

Life after the Tragic Exodus: Vietnamese Resettlement in Houston (1975 - Present)

The resettlement experience of the Vietnamese refugees to Houston and vicinity is represented here by a combination of text narratives, visual images, maps, and audio/video clips. The five Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA) interviewees showcased here tell the story of this tragic exodus from the Vietnamese viewpoint, which is seldom available in the English language, and especially through such an interactive and multi-media format.

Portal of Healing

"Portal of Healing," is a site-specific installation by Rachel Gonzales (b.1986), a second-generation Filipina-American artist, that was exhibited at Rice University’s Fondren Library in Spring of 2021.

History of Japanese Farmers in Texas

This digital humanities project presents the amazing yet less known stories of the earliest Japanese immigrants in Texas. By starting farms along the Gulf of Mexico and cultivating rice, vegetables, and fruits, they contributed to agricultural development in Texas as well as fought racial prejudice in the state. Viewers can find biographies of various Japanese farming families in Texas and stories of their endeavors in the state and beyond.

Dear Houston – Love, Asian America

In this podcast, we will be sharing stories from the Asian American community in Houston, where stories collected by oral history interviews at the Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA), are weaved, told, and retold, via a myriad of topics that relate to their intersections with the Asian American identity.