A recollection of personal thoughts on immigration, intergenerational trauma, gentrification, and what it means to seek refuge on the stolen land that is Vancouver. Located amidst dissonances of language and translation, between what is (not) seen and what is (not) heard, the film is a self-reflexive act of resistance, a quiet mourning for the perpetuating dreams of generations of Vietnamese… Read more →
Rituals (2019) is part of an investigation into Asian-Canadian diasporic identity and the ways that it manifests through familial relationships and gestures. This work specifically revolves around domestic actions passed between the artist and her grandmother. Through the repetitive nature of sewing, peeling oranges, and playing mahjong, nuances and differences in the performances of these rituals emerge and reveal Wong’s… Read more →
