To
address the recent surge in anti-Asian xenophobia and violence during
the COVID-19 pandemic, the MOCA Teahouse Reading
Club will meet virtually on
Tuesday, May 18, 2021. MOCA's monthly discussion series on Zoom is focused on
selected key readings and is moderated by the Museum's education and
exhibition departments.
Teahouses
are centers of community life, places to chat and share ideas. We
invite you to our virtual teahouse for a discussion that will reflect
on the March 16 shootings at three massage parlors in Atlanta that
killed six women of Asian descent. A shocking incident that laid bare
the violent potential of seeing all Asian women as hyper-sexualized, it
has forced national conversation on the specific hardships of Asian
American women.
Through
this discussion, which will consider the intersection of gender
dynamics, racism, class, immigration, and work opportunities on the
lives of Asian American women, we hope to nurture a more nuanced
dialogue around the issues we are facing right now and explore
strategies to build a more equitable future together.
The
following readings will be accessible in a downloadable link in the
registration email or directly here.
Readings:
•
Durba Mitra, It’s Time to Reckon With the
History of Asian Women in America (Harper’s
Bazaar, March 23, 2021)
•
Merle Woo, Letter to Ma from This Bridge Called My Back
(Persephone Press, 1980)
•
Interview with Rosemarie Ho with Wu of Red Canary Song, Migrant Massage Workers Don’t
Need to be Rescued (The Nation, April 2, 2021)
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at MOCANYC_USA. REMEMBER, RECORD, RESPECT
CAMPAIGN Graphic
Design by Evan Cheng During Asian American and Pacific
Islander Heritage Month, the Museum welcomes people to submit their stories,
artwork, photos, videos, raw footage, recordings of audio or natural sound,
ephemera, rally posters, handmade signs, social media images, bystander
intervention materials, or merchandise used in fundraising campaigns for AAPI
causes to our OneWorld COVID-19 special collection. These submissions will be
considered for inclusion in an upcoming MOCA exhibition.
For more information or to submit your story, email MOCA at oneworld@mocanyc.org or visit www.mocanyc.org/get-involved/racism-response.
Submissions will be accepted until May 21, 2021.
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