About

June Xu (Xu Yichuan) is a cultural producer, artist and filmmaker whose practice centers on moving -image and visual art projects rooted in archival research and oral history. Her work explores memory, migration, and cultural inheritance, translating historical narratives into public-facing exhibitions, films, and long-term research-based projects.

Founder & President of Asian American Art & Culture Initiative (AAACI), she established the organization as a platform to expand these practices into large-scale public programs and collaborative initiatives.

Her projects often begin with historical and community-based research followed by oral history interviews and the development of moving-image and visual works. These works take shape through exhibitions, screenings, and public programs, allowing research to be translated into accessible, public facing experiences. She is particularly interested in long-term projects that evolve through sustained research and collaboration.

Her recent and ongoing projects include From Homeland to Hometown, an evolving moving-image project exploring Chinese American family histories and migration; Roots Unveiled, a research-driven exhibition series present at public libraries, and Resonance, a touring moving-image and performance-based project developed through interdisciplinary collaboration.