In this intergenerational conversation, hear from Chinese American female artists Felicia Lowe, Miche Wong, Vida Kuang, and Bijun Liang. They will present samples of their work and discuss their creative processes, how their work and values align, and the impact of their work on their communities.

About the speakers

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Miche Wong is a dancer, educator, and choreographer. She has danced with Guangdong Modern Dance Company, Garrett+Moulton Productions, Santa Barbara Dance Theater, ZiRu Dance, LEVYdance, Capacitor, and Flyaway Productions. Her energetic, experience-based dance and teaching practices are influenced by her time spent across cultures and borders and the ups and downs of the human process. Miche’s choreographic work has been shown at museums and theaters including the Beijing International Dance Festival, Silicon Valley Dance Festival, and Asian Art Museum. She joined ODC/Dance in 2019.

Vida Kuang 鄺楚瑩 was raised by Chinatown and a Toisan matriarchy. She is an artist and educator based in San Francisco, unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land. As a visual storyteller and intergenerational community and cultural organizer, her work centers her communities’ stories inspired by movements led by working class women of color for racial, gender, and economic justice. Using mural painting, audio, and mixed media as tools for storytelling, she addresses topics such as survival, healing, class struggle, and memory. Vida believes storytelling is one of the most fundamental ways to decolonize herself and her communities’ hearts and minds and move toward collective liberation. Her work has been featured in API Culture Center, SF Public Library, Mission Cultural Center, KQED, SF MUNI, SF Anti-Displacement Coalition, 41 Ross, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Coalition on Homelessness, and more.

Bijun Liang is a Chinese American artist based in San Francisco. Blending playfulness, humor, and crowdsourcing, Liang centers the voices of her community in her mixed media and interactive installations. In recent years, Liang exhibited at the Chinese Culture Center, Headlands Center for the Arts, Chinatown Media and Arts Collaborative, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Bijun’s recent works include murals for Chinatown, along with installations such as Omens in Chinatown, Facepalm, and dragon sad, all focused on AAPI challenges and narratives.

Felicia Lowe is an award-winning independent media producer, director, and writer with 40+ years of experience. Her documentaries Chinese Couplets, Carved in Silence, Chinatown and China: Land of My Father reveal the unique experiences of Chinese in America while underscoring our common humanity. The films are included in the Library of Congress’s American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Lowe’s recent projects include the animated video A Journey Through Angel Island and leading the creative team behind 17 videos for Sacramento’s California Museum exhibition Gold Mountain: Chinese Californian Stories. Lowe was recognized by the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles as a History Maker and presented with the Societal Transformation Award in September 2022. www.lowedownproductions.com

Ticket info

Free. Seating is limited and unassigned. Tickets for the discussion are distributed on a first-come first-served basis in front of the Koret Auditorium an hour before the program begins. This does not include admission to the museum. 

Contact info

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