Untold Stories: Ten Thousand Things - Artifacts of Asian American Life
Wed, May 15
|Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
In many Chinese sayings, “ten thousand” is used in a poetic sense to convey something infinite, vast, and unfathomable. In a sense, the story of Asians in America is just that. In her NPR podcast "Ten Thousand Things," Shin Yu Pai explores a collection of objects and artifacts that reveal...
Time & Place
May 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, 550 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, USA
About the Event
In many Chinese sayings, “ten thousand” is used in a poetic sense to convey something infinite, vast, and unfathomable. In a sense, the story of Asians in America is just that. In her NPR podcast "Ten Thousand Things," Shin Yu Pai explores a collection of objects and artifacts that reveal personal and cultural values, stories of diaspora, and tales of trauma that illuminate the Asian American experience.
In this talk enriched by audio clips, Pai shares intimate stories from Asian American communities drawn from two seasons of her chart-topping podcast. From a second-hand novel to a blue suit worn by a congressman on January 6, Shin Yu Pai will discuss Asian American histories, the complexity of Asian American identities and where they fit or don’t fit within larger conversations on race, and what the Asian American experience was like during pandemic.
Guest Bio: Shin Yu Pai (she/her) is currently Civic Poet of…