In 2010, Lee Mingwei, a Taiwan-born American artist, was commissioned by MOCA to start a two-part interactive project that engaged members of the community. The first part titled The Travelers saw Mingwei ask individuals to share their stories on the idea of “leaving home.” This was done using 100 notebooks that were sent as chain letters to the members of the community, asking them to pass on such books to their family, friends, and acquaintances after participating themselves. A year later, the books that made their way back to the museum were displayed as part of Mingwei’s installation.

The second part of the project was The Quartet Project. It was a sound installation that highlighted the experiences of displaced individuals. Antonín Dvořák’s American String Quartet was recited on four separate monitors in the exhibit and audiences were prompted to dictate how the piece should be orchestrated. These 2011 projects continued the museum’s long-term goal of elevating the everyday lives of those in the community.

2010年，台湾出生的美国艺术家李明维，受美国华人博物馆之托，创作了一个分为两部分的项目来与社区成员互动。第一部分名为”旅人·札记”，李明维请个人分享他们“离开家”的故事。这部分通过把100本笔记本通过连锁信件的方式发送给社区成员，请他们分享故事之后，将笔记本继续传递给他们的家人、朋友、和熟人。一年以后，笔记本传回博物馆，作为李明维展览的一部分进行展出。

此项目的第二部分名为“四重奏计划”，它利用声音装置着重表达流离失所者的经历。展览中，安东宁·德沃夏克的“美国弦乐四重奏”在四个分开的屏幕上奏响，并提示观众去设定如何改编这个作品。这些2011年的项目延续博物馆的长期目标，即改善社区居民的日常生活。

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