Alive & Present Zine by Christine Wong Yap

$12.00

This piece was featured in the May 2023 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.

“Alive & Present: Cultural Belonging in S.F. Chinatown and Manilatown is based on real contributors’ reflections on art, culture and belonging, as told in:

  • Five personal histories: remembrances of special bonds with grandparents, family vacations, and memories of Manilatown and the I-Hotel

  • Four Places of belonging including Stockton Street, Portsmouth Square, and a boba cafe.

  • Favorite activities such as Lunar New Year, walking, listening, and—of course—eating!

  • Three illustrated maps of 26 places of belonging.

By sharing what makes Chinatown special to each of us, we focus on the wonderful and diverse particulars that help us feel connected to a place and a community. We reveal what nourishes us, our neighborhood, and our sense of belonging.” -Christine Wong Yap

8.5” x 7”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

This piece was featured in the May 2023 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.

“Alive & Present: Cultural Belonging in S.F. Chinatown and Manilatown is based on real contributors’ reflections on art, culture and belonging, as told in:

  • Five personal histories: remembrances of special bonds with grandparents, family vacations, and memories of Manilatown and the I-Hotel

  • Four Places of belonging including Stockton Street, Portsmouth Square, and a boba cafe.

  • Favorite activities such as Lunar New Year, walking, listening, and—of course—eating!

  • Three illustrated maps of 26 places of belonging.

By sharing what makes Chinatown special to each of us, we focus on the wonderful and diverse particulars that help us feel connected to a place and a community. We reveal what nourishes us, our neighborhood, and our sense of belonging.” -Christine Wong Yap

8.5” x 7”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

Christine Wong Yap (she/they) is a visual artist and social practitioner working in community engagement, drawing, printmaking, publishing, and public art. She partners with organizations to conduct participatory research projects to explore dimensions of psychological wellbeing such as belonging, resilience, interdependence, and collaboration. She has participated in over a dozen residencies and studio programs. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area after a decade of living in New York City. Learn more at ChristineWongYap.com. Instagram: @christinewongyap.