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Shaping the Past Exhibition – A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project

A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project is an archive that responds to the simultaneous and overlapping contexts of the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, and the transnational Black Lives Matter movement. Initiated by Tomie Arai and a group of Asian-American cultural workers, the archive is a virtual gathering space for Asian/Pacific Americans to share their experiences with spikes in hate crimes, disparate health outcomes, and economic losses facing their communities.
 
Through an open call, the project collects a variety of artifacts from Asian/Pacific Americans from across the United States. The archive consists of artwork, posters, political statements, poetry, zines, videos, podcasts, Instagram posts, and COVID-19 toolkits. Initiated by Tomie Arai, Diane Wong, Lena Sze, Vivian Truong, and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University. 

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Tomie Arai

Tomie Arai

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LEFT: ‘Stay Strong’ poster created for the “Love Letters to Chinatown” project, 2020; RIGHT: Richard Choi, Mural in Oakland, California, 2020

LEFT: ‘Stay Strong’ poster created for the “Love Letters to Chinatown” project, 2020; RIGHT: Richard Choi, Mural in Oakland, California, 2020

LEFT: Courtesy of A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project; RIGHT: Courtesy of A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project; Photo by Eddie Kochiyama

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Mon Yee Chau, “CID Resilience,” 2020

Mon Yee Chau, “CID Resilience,” 2020

Courtesy of A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project

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A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project

A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project

© Goethe-Institut e.V.

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A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project

A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project

© Goethe-Institut e.V.

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