Flo Oy Wong, made in usa: Angel Island Shhh, 2000.
Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration, and Family Stories
September 27, 2001 - March 31, 2002
Artist Flo Oy Wong is known for her provocative explorations of family and community history through her work. The exhibition includes Wong's most recent installation, made in usa: Angel Island Shhh, that exposes the conditions and experiences of Chinese immigrants incarcerated at Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910 and 1940.
Premiering as a work-in-progress, Kindred Spirit #1 reflects on Wen Ho Lee's 278-day imprisonment under accusations, later dismissed, for mishandling sensitive nuclear data. Wong evokes the loss she endured by focusing on the things he missed most: family and food.
Past Events
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Opening of the exhibition Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration, and Family StoriesOpening of the exhibition Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration, and Family Stories In conjunction with the exhibition Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration, and Family Stories |
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Facing L.A.: A Conversation with its Writers and PoetsJoin us for an evening of conversation and readings with some of Los Angeles’ most provocative writers. They give voice to living in Los Angeles ten years after the riots and six months after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. The program will also include a special reading of Angel Island (considered the “Ellis Island of the West�) immigration poetry. An evening that fuses past, present, and the future through the power and inspiration of the word. In conjunction with the exhibition Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration, and Family Stories |
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Closing of the exhibition, Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration and Family StoriesClosing of the exhibition, Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration and Family Stories In conjunction with the exhibition Flo Oy Wong: Angel Island, Immigration, and Family Stories |
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