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Resist, Recycle, Regenerate

Resist, Recycle, Regenerate (RRR) 2019–2020

In year 3 of RRR, fellows explored family migration histories, built a recycled paper lion head for Lunar New Year, and spoke out against the proposed construction of the megajail in Chinatown.

A greenish-blue wish with iridescent purple, pink, and green rectangular shapes embedded within it.
A group of young Asian women gathered around a table with a large decorative pink dragon head craft, celebrating and smiling.

RRR 2019–2020 Leadership Team

  • Ja Bulsombut

    Coordinator

  • Kristin Chang

    Coordinator

  • Angela Chan

    Co-leader

  • Bonnie Chen

    Co-leader

  • Emily Chow Bluck

    Teaching Artist

RRR 2019–2020 Fellows

  • ‍Sophia Chok

    Fellow

  • Amanda Cui

    Fellow

  • Jessica Giang

    Fellow

  • Wenyin Jiang

    Fellow

  • Cynthia Qian

    Fellow

  • Tiffany Zhao

    Fellow

Notes from RRR Year 2019–2020

Three women working on woodworking projects in a workshop, wearing safety glasses and gloves, with various tools and wooden pieces on the table.
People celebrating with a traditional Chinese dragon dance during a festival on a city street.
A woman working on a wire sculpture with a paintbrush, wrapping white fabric around it, in a workshop or classroom setting.
People celebrating a Chinese New Year parade, with a performer wearing a lion dance costume and several others holding pink feathered props on a city street.

In Phase 1, fellows learned about woodworking, writing, map-making, and Asian American history with guest teaching artists. The RRR cohort attended a protest around the megajail and leaders read a statement of solidarity.

In Phase 2, fellows used recycled confetti to build a lion head made out of confetti paper, with the help and knowledge of teaching artist Emily Chow Bluck. The lion head debuted at the very first WOW the Crowd Street Battle as part of W.O.W.’s Lunar New Year fundraising campaign, where RRR won first place with its lion dance performance! Fellows led community poster-making workshops with Q-Wave and a kite-making workshop with CAAAV. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Phase 3 was moved online to weekly Zoom sessions. Fellows participated in a month-long writing workshop with River Dandelion, and then created digital final projects that engaged with the themes of collective Asian/American histories, personal migration stories, and communal and collective cultural practices.

Collage of photos from a protest and community event, showing people holding signs, giving speeches, and engaging in activities, all overlaid with a red filter and decorative hearts.

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