30 Apr Running Towards Moonlight
Artwork depicting Catherine Dang Wu's mother's refugee journey by moonlight. Accompanied with essay by Jianyu Chen. [pdf-embedder url="https://missingpieceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-30_5eaa598823004_JianyuChen.pdf"]...
30 Apr Colorful Quote Box
Object made based on interviews with Allyson and Kenny Nguyen by Rayanne Brandt. The outside of the box is decorated, happy, and colorful, which is what Allyson and Kenny’s life looks like today, while the inside is real and raw, reflecting what most of the...
30 Apr Un senso della vita: Diasporic Identity Construction and the Search for Belonging
A pillowcase with stitched designs of Italy and Vietnam. A representation of the experiences of the Truong family, who were brought to Italy through the "associazione genitori di Mandello" which worked in conjunction with the Italian government and under the direction of the Catholic church....
29 Apr Memories of Home
Memories and objects that children of war are forced to forgo when they become refugees....
29 Apr Remembering the Dead – Tưởng Nhớ Những Người Đã Chết
Narrative of our obligations to the dead, ghost stories, and intergenerational trauma. ...
29 Apr Coconut Paradox
Mixture of Vietnamese and American elements. ...
29 Apr Travel Small, Be Big
This map illustrates my father's journey to America....
29 Apr Patchworking: Starting with 麻糬 (Mochi) on the Boat
A recreation of the only food my interviewee brought with him when he fled Vietnam; homemade peanut-filled mochi balls. He ate one and gave the rest away to others on the boat. This was the start to how he was going to make a living...
18 Jul Gimme Shelter
An arrangement by Miranda Tomeneng of the piece "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones. The arrangement and the imagery included is inspired by an interview with Thuy Nguyen. Accompanied with an essay written by Miranda Tomeneng. [pdf-embedder url="https://missingpieceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-07-18_5d30b7d766219_MirandaTomaneng-GimmeShelterFinalProjectEssay.pdf"]...