Lines: A Theatre Lila Invention ( + Response)
Toward the end of last month, my mother invited me to see a play with her by Theatre Lila called Lines. Theatre Lila is a performing arts group that seeks […]
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Wearing my Adoptee Identity
This is a pendant that was gifted to me by a Korean adoptee friend right before I embarked on my four month journey back to my hometown, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. […]
Shedding Whiteness
by Jon Straker – Korean adoptee, artist, friend Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine, 2015. I’m so excited to promote my friend Jon’s work in this post. We went to […]
Ripped From My Roots
I remember being asked on multiple occasions to make a family tree as a school assignment. This subject is broached somewhat in the book, Star of the Week, by Darlene Friedman […]
Miss Saigon Lies; The Theatre Denies
I walked into the restaurant, optimistic that after months of ignoring my letter, M Theatre was finally willing to hear the issues with Miss Saigon and work out the best possible […]
Miss Saigon Comes to My Hometown
A modified version of a letter I sent to my city’s local theatre company ———————————————————————————————- To Whom it May Concern, I recently enjoyed a wonderful production of A Chorus Line, performed […]
Chinese-ness
Is Chinese identity personal, national, cultural, political? Does it migrate, become malleable or transmuted? When is it authentic, sacred, exotic, kitsch? Wing’s latest project employs various documentary and conceptual photographic […]
Please Support Creating Home, A Storytelling Program For Young People
https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/922366/video-363213-h264_high.mp4 I’m very excited to promote a combined project between Land of Gazillion Adoptees (LGA) and COMPAS. LGA is a multimedia company based out of Minneapolis, MN whose mission is to […]
Terracotta Daughters
Most people know about the Terracotta Warriors, located in Xi’an, China. The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters and contains over 7000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and […]
Red Thread Broken 