Category: art
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AANHPI Heritage Month: Asian adoptees in Susquehanna Valley reconnect with heritage through art
Regina Ahn Link to story Asian adoptees in the Susquehanna Valley are reconnecting with their heritage and exploring their identities through creative outlets like martial arts, poetry and singing. Maya Sony Schwartzwalder reflects on her adoption story Maya Sony Schwartzwalder, who was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1998 and adopted at 10 months old,…
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New film hopes to reveal the untold costs of Operation Babylift
By Adam Chau Link to story Vietnamese adoptee Mike Frailey. Image courtesy “The Adoptees”. A new film in production, centered around Operation Babylift adoptee Mike Frailey, who is also co-director, centers around Frailey’s journey to America. The film, which has been in the works for seventeen years (but officially starting production two years ago) introduces…
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Korea Times: Korean adoptee turns personal objects into portraits of belonging
By Antonia Giordano From story: In MI&Gallery near Gyeongbok Palace, a small collection of sculptural works asks a single, pointed question: What object best represents your relationship to Korea? The prompt is at the center of the upcoming exhibition, “Art & Seoul,” by Sydney Fallon, an Asian American artist and Korean adoptee who traveled from…
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