How I Keep Looking Up/Como Sigo Mirando Hacia Arriba/仰望
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
I came to the US at age 17. I decided to take adult education night classes. Learning English changed my life and I feel proud of my new skills.
My flag communicates that knowledge is power. The butterfly represents the freedom that comes with this empowerment. The butterfly and I share similarities because we can be both fragile and strong. We’re strong enough to endure long journeys and to transform.
知識就是力量
我十七歲來到美國，就決定在成人學校上晚課。學英語大大改變了我的生活，技能培訓又給了我自信。
我這面旗想說的是，知識就是力量。這股力量帶給我們自由，這是旗里蝴蝶的意味。蝴蝶跟我一樣，既脆弱又堅強。我和它，都有足夠的毅力去遠行、去蛻變。
EL SABER ES PODER
Llegué a EE.UU. cuando tenía 17 años. Decidí tomar clases nocturnas de educación para adultos. Aprender inglés me cambió la vida y me siento orgullosa de mis nuevas habilidades.
Mi bandera comunica que el conocimiento es poder. La mariposa representa la libertad que conlleva el empoderamiento. La mariposa y yo compartimos similitudes, ya que ambas podemos ser al mismo tiempo, frágiles y fuertes. Somos suficientemente fuertes para soportar largos viajes y transformarnos.
Acknowledgements/Reconocimiento/鳴謝
This project is supported by Kenneth Rainin Foundation's Open Spaces Program.
Partners: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Chinese Progressive Association, Chinatown Community Development Center, Calle24 Latino Cultural District, Causa Justa :: Just Cause, La Colectiva de Mujeres
Additional Support: California Arts Council, California Department of Social Services, Community Challenge Grant, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, #StartSmall Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, CCC Contemporaries
Special Thanks: Chinese Chamber of Commerce and San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
Venue: 41 Ross, during Connie Zheng’s Table to Farm | 鄭韞欣: 從餐桌到農場 residency, June 15–September 15, 2022.