New Narratives: Reclaiming Asian Identity Through Story

Virtual Gallery

Curated by Leslie Anne Condon

July 24 – Oct. 30, 2020

Reviewed and recommended by The Bay State Banner

August 14th Storyteller Roundtable Discussion included short readings by a few storytellers and an in-depth discussion with Q&A facilitated by the Asian American Resource Workshop. The storyteller panelists include Kathy Wu, Amy Pollard, Michael Rosegrant, Maria Fong, and Adi Nochur of Subcontinental Drift, Boston. View the Roundtable Discussion on YouTube.

July 24, 2020  Opening Program – Artist Round Table moderated by the  Curator Leslie Anne Condon and several artists included Claudia Kim,  Brenda Lau, Mel Taing, Neha Rayamajhi, and Christina Qi, followed by an open mic storytelling segment, featuring Mookie – Whose Lives Matter (live performance),  JennyMae Kho – Shame (pre-recorded video), Tamiko Beyer – Equinox  (live performance), Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro – Batty (short pre-recorded play), Michael A. Rosegrant (pre-recorded video 2:57 length) Faces Like My Friends Were All Over the Food I Ate. View the opening program on YouTube.

Artists: J Chan, Rachael Chen, Zoila Coc-Chang, Maria Fong, Melody Hsu (Yu-Hsuan), Claudia Kim, Eugene La Rochelle, Brenda Lau, Heidi Lee, Madeline Lee, Niki Li, Julia Madden, Jaspreet Mahal, Yuko Okabe, Matthew Okazaki, Jennifer Jean Okumura, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Christina Qi, Neha Rayamajhi and Kshitiz KC, Michael A. Rosegrant, Mel Taing, Melissa Teng, Jessica TranVo, Tran Vu, Lily Xie

Partnering organizations: Asian Glow Boston, Asian American Resource Workshop, Dorchester Art Project, Pao Arts Center, Network for Arts Administrators of Color, Subcontinental Drift Boston.

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