Oct 23, 2016
"The legacy that I would like to leave behind is that people always try to build bridges and not walls." At the Yuri and Malcolm memorial mural ceremony in Harlem.
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"The legacy that I would like to leave behind is that people always try to build bridges and not walls." At the Yuri and Malcolm memorial mural ceremony in Harlem.
TWO MOTHERS (CHINESE Version) 兩個母親 (中文版)
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TWO MOTHERS, 2016. (English Version)
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Ink and gouache on paper.
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Asian American Writers’ Workshop
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This morning in front of the Brooklyn Supreme Court, family members of Akai Gurley, Kimani Grey, Shantal Davis, Nicholas Hayward, Sean Bell, and Mohamed Bah demanded justice for all victims killed by police officers #Justice4AkaiGurley #APIs4BlackLives
The media has peddled a divisive narrative of Asian American support for Peter Liang that falsely pits Asian and Black communities on opposite sides of the fight for police accountability. Most of the media coverage has also focused exclusively on Chinese Americans ignoring the experiences of those in the community who are most affected by police brutality. To reframe the conversation, we asked several Asian Americans why they are demanding #Justice4AkaiGurley and all victims of police violence. This video centers the voices of Asian Americans who embody multiple identities including youth, elders, immigrants, public housing residents, Black Asians, queer identifying, and working-class folks who are calling to end unfair and over policing. We must do our part to hold police officers accountable for their actions: unchecked police power puts us all at risk. You can watch the video on our Youtube channel. Please help us share this video with your friends and family. Let’s continue to stand on the side of justice.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVZ4cF4na3o
My piece “Dear Brother” has been getting a lot of love recently. Hope folks are using it to start some difficult conversations with loved ones.
First, it was published in the Artists Against Police Brutality comics anthology.
Proceeds goes it the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people. Get a copy from Rosarium Publishing, or if you are in the Bay Area: City Lights bookstore in SF or Diesel Bookstore in Oakland.
Second, it was posted on Colorlines.
Third, the original paintings are up on view at the Omi Gallery at Impact Hub Oakland, along with three exciting events to accompany it.
February 29 - May 28, 2016
Mondays-Fridays 9am-6pm
Omi Gallery Upper Level @ Impact Hub Oakland
2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION + ARTIST TALK
Wed. March 23rd 6:30-9pm.
FREE! Please RSVP on Eventbrite and spread the word on Facebook.
COMICS WORKSHOP
MONDAY April 18th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Omi Gallery at Impact Hub Oakland partners with Kayan Cheung-Miaw and the Oakland Anti-Police Terror Project for a creative arts practice workshop addressing police misconduct, state sanctioned violence and #BlackLivesMatter. Come share stories of freedom and struggle while learning processes and techniques in comic making and create your own comic page.
$5 Impact Hub Oakland Members, $8 Non- Members
Please RSVP on Eventbrite
CLOSING PANEL: DECOLONIZING COMICS
Mon. May 16th 7-9pm
Featuring: Avy Jetter, Bo, Cristine Blanco, Minnie Phan, Robert Liu-Trujillo, Tanna Tucker, Thi Bui, Trinidad Escobar, & Vincent Kukua.
Bay Area cartoonists of color will share their work and how they use comics + personal narratives as openings to spark conversations about justice. Comic signing to follow.
This will be a panel of my favorite cartoonists, who not only push boundaries of the comics medium, but also push what kind of topics that usually get covered in comics form.
FREE! Please RSVP on Eventbrite
MEDIA:
OMI Gallery video interview April 18, 2016
KPFA radio interview with APEX Express on March 24, 2016.
KPFA radio interview with Transitions on Traditions April 11, 2016
KPOO radio interviews with the Ibeji Lounge on March 15 and April 12, 2016
#APIs4BlackLives. We wrote this poem, this song, as a reminder to our communities: Blacks, Asians, Whites, Latinos, we are not enemies. Hatred,...
One of 3 Asian Poets I’ve had the honor to hear live at school-one that has inspired me to write, to use my voice for change.
Hey, everyone. Before you watch this new video... I know some of you might see a video titled "Asians and Black Lives", and think: I'm not Asian, or Black. So what does this have to do with me? But you are all people. We are all people. And we are living in a world that sometimes asks us to forget that. So this video is not just for Asians, or for Blacks. This video is to remind us that we are all someone - and that we are at our best, when we turn to each other, instead of turning on each other. If you would like to help the conversation grow, please Like and Share this video on here, YouTube, Twitter, and email!