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5.22.2009

"commUNITY" photography exhibition in lafayette, in


This is for you, Midwest. Specifically, Indiana. commUNITY is an Asian American photo exhibition that documents the realities and experiences of Asian Americans who live, work, and go to school in Lafayette, Indiana. In celebration of APA Heritage Month, the exhibition will be displayed May 22 June 20 at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.

The exhibition features the photographs and statements of 30 anonymous volunteers whose age ranges from 18 years old to 61 years old. The participants responded to three deceivingly simple yet complex questions addressing issues relevant to Asian American identity: What do you think when someone asks you where you are from? What does Asian American mean to you? Is there anything about being Asian American that annoys you?

"commUNITY" investigates the notion of cultural and geographic communities and explores individual identity by deconstructing social, racial, and cultural constructs. For more information, visit the museum's website here, and the photographer's website here. And watch the video preview above.



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