AAPI artists

Fashion designer Alex S. Yu working at his workspace on his sewing machine
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Hybridity highlights the collectivity of Asian Canadian diasporic experience and local Asian Canadian artists

Arts July 11, 2022

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Hybridity begins with an introduction by multiple voices from featured artists overlapping each other — the hybridity of united voices. It's almost as though they finish each other’s sentences but their voices overlap enough to be noticeably disruptive. I felt immediately pulled into the creative direction of the film by this compelling introduction. It encompassed the solidarity between these local artists and the Asian Canadian community through filmography. What began as a passion project between like-minded SFU film students sparked into a beautiful short documentary that captivates you under its spell. Being…

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Event poster on red background, with photographic works by Lu and Choi: a Chinese woman lying on a bed with various fruits scattered around them and a photograph of a collaged picture frame with Chinese women ancestors hanging on a grey cement wall.
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The meaning of cultural identity: (Re)making Chineseness

Peak Web May 18, 2022

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor How does our perception of cultural heritage intertwine with our memories? Canadian artists Lucy Lu and Melanie Choi tackle this question in their photography exhibition, (Re)making Chineseness: Reflections of Cultural Heritage. Visitors can view Lu and…

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