East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art explores the continuing artistic impact of the migration of people across the Pacific Ocean and their indispensable role in shaping American art and culture. The exhibition examines how the repositioning of America from west of the Atlantic to east of the Pacific reorients our perception of American art and its significant contributors.

Organized by and drawn from the collection of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, East of the Pacific features artworks by over 32 Asian American artists that span from the mid-19th century through the present day, including ceramics, drawings, paintings, photographs, and prints. The exhibition is divided into six thematic sections, which reveal vital moments in Asian American history and the multifaceted contributions of Asian descendants to American art. These sections include Points of Contact, The East West Art Society, Visions of Chinatown, After Executive Order 9066, Histories of Abstraction, and Revisiting Other Sources: An American Essay.