Aug 20, 2021

From the Bay to Atlanta: Love Letters | 從灣區到亞特蘭大：愛的信件

August 23rd - November 13, 2021

On March 20, a pan Asian coalition of organizations led a rally at Portsmouth Square to mourn the 8 people murdered in the mass shooting of two Asian massage parlors in Georgia, 6 of whom were Asian women, and the wave of attacks on the Asian American community. The violence stems from a history of anti-Asian racism and misogyny towards Asian womxn. These letters were written from a place of solidarity, love, and power to the Asian American community by attendees of a public rally, From the Bay to Atlanta: A Safe Space for Asian Americans to Grieve and Rage, which was organized by a coalition of pan-Asian Bay Area organizations.

This project is an extension of ongoing efforts around community safety that centers the voices and power of immigrants, working class people, women, elders, LGBTQ, poor people, and youth of the Asian American diaspora.

What will become of Toronto’s Chinatown(s)? Reimagining ChinaTOwn is a collection of speculative fiction stories set in 2050 that boldly reimagines the future of Chinatown as a shared and collective vision.

Written during the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020, each story explores a personal relationship to Chinatown in the context of the rising anti-Asian sentiment and growing uncertainty for Chinatown’s future.

As the community authors speculate on the future in 2050, their stories offer a visionary act of resistance by uncovering new possible futures and bringing to light untold pasts. Chinatown itself is an illumination of the histories of diasporas for those who know how to see. It is a both a place and a condition; between generations, between patterns of immigration, between identities, between others, between countries. By envisioning Chinatown anew, the stories create a radically more generous and expansive present moment by building a collective and shared vision for the future of Toronto’s Chinatowns.

With contributions by Eva Chu, Helen Ngo, Amelia Gan, Emperatriz Ung, Michael Chong, Georgia Barrington, Tiffany Lam, Razan Samara, Amy Yan, Eveline Lam, and Robert Tin.

Each short story is illustrated and accompanied by a virtual reality (VR) companion.

在3月20日，泛亞太組織們在花園角聯合舉行了一場集會來哀悼在喬治亞州兩家亞洲按摩院大規模槍擊事件中遇害的八人，其中六人是亞裔女性，以及對華裔社區

的襲擊大潮。這些暴力滋生於歷史上的反亞裔種族主義和對亞裔女性的貶抑。這些情書來自一個充滿團結、愛和力量的地方，由公共集會的參與者寫給華裔社區。“從灣區到亞特蘭大：一個供華裔悲傷和憤怒的安全港灣”，由多個泛亞裔灣區組織聯合舉辦。

該項目是圍繞社區安全持續努力的延伸，以移民、工人群體、婦女、長者、LGBTQ、貧困群體和華裔離散青年的發聲和力量為中心。