S.irens of G.eneration U.nity: Creative Seeds of Hmong Refugees

Описание: Tou SaiKo Lee’s presentation is focused on intergenerational healing through artistic expressions of Hmong refugee experiences of the Secret War in Laos & the Vietnam War. This multi-media demonstration includes rhythmic storytelling of trauma and triumph of the Hmong people, creative engagement, decoded transcripts, hip hop and spoken word performances.
This arts educational workshop empowers creative response and communal exchange. In honor of next generation experiences of Hmong raised by refugee parents who carried collective memories of death, escape and displacement, they unleashed compositions for freedom of voice but oftentimes limited to the dominant society’s barriers in a land where Hmong have resettled to adapt from mountain sunrises to urbanized ways of life. This era of Hmong Americans with hybrid worldviews created content of disenfranchised families of low income areas and young peoples’ loss of cultural identity, barely attached to roots of tradition. Lee’s showcase reveals a timeline of critical reflections by the children of SGU (S.irens of G.eneration U.nity) veterans.These narratives unveil their process to heal and overcome to embrace their complex identities through learning from Hmong elders and cultural revitalization.