Ku’er Worlds: Queering Chinese American Identities in Art and Film

Ray Stark Family Theatre (SCA) 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA

Join some of today’s most exciting artists and filmmakers for a critical, surreal, experimental, and beautifully open exploration of LGBTQ communities and their allies within AAPI cultures. Ku’er, a Chinese slang word for “queer” especially popular in Taiwan, plays on the colloquial term “cool kids,” and encapsulates the subversive spirit of this evening of short

Ku’er Worlds: Art and Filmmaking Workshop

Doheny Memorial Library (DML) 3550 Trousdale Parkway,, Los Angeles, CA

Following “Ku’er Worlds: Queering Chinese American Identities in Art and Film,” USC students are invited to join acclaimed filmmakers Andrew Thomas Huang, WangShui, and Hao Wu for a hands-on workshop exploring issues related to storytelling, LGBTQ identities, AAPI identities, and cross-cultural exchange, assisted by USC professor Jenny Lin and USC Chinese Studies librarian Tang Li.

LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Last Cruze

California African American Museum

Artist LaToya Ruby Frazier works in photography, video, and performance to build visual archives that address industrialization, Rust Belt revitalization, environmental justice, healthcare inequity, family, and community history. Frazier’s work