Westside / Downtown

Erin Loury is trying to re-create her family’s past by scanning old photos. She is particularly interested in her family’s life before the Vietnam War forced them to flee. “War destroys so much,” she writes, “disrupting what gets passed down to the next generation in diaspora: heirlooms, stories, language, tradition. I’m trying to counter that loss one photo at a time.” She is also finding startling connections with the Museum of Art and History’s new exhibit, “Sowing Seeds” about Filipino American stories from the Pajaro Valley.