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Mayra Alfaro is a hardworking mother and wife who appreciates the relative safety and diversity in San Francisco. She values community and sharing resources with people in need. She likes to be very positive and considers cooking her own time to enjoy. Mayra Alfaro是一位勤勞的母親和妻子。她喜歡三藩市的安全感和多元化。她很看重歸屬,並力爭把資源分享給有需的人。樂觀的她很珍惜一人烹飪的時光。 Mayra Alfaro es una madre dedicada y esposa, quien aprecia la relativa seguridad y diversidad de San Francisco. Valora la comunidad y poder compartir recursos con personas necesitadas. Le gusta ser muy positiva y considera que la cocina es un tiempo propio para disfrutar.

How I Keep Looking Up/Como Sigo Mirando Hacia Arriba/仰望 

 

OPENING DOORS
The background of my design is the flag of Guatemala, where I’m from. The group of six people is me, my husband, and my four daughters—including my eldest daughter who has graduated from college, and my youngest who is just a few months old! I left my country in search of a better life for my daughters. I am proud that I’m opening doors for my family. The dove symbolizes the brighter future we are moving towards.

打開機遇
我旗子的背景用的是我家鄉瓜地馬拉的國旗。中間六個人分別是我、我丈夫和我的四個女兒——大女兒剛大學畢業,小女兒不過幾個月大。為了女兒能有更好的生活, 我決定移民。我很自豪我是為這個家打開機遇的那個人。白鴿用來表示我們嚮往的美好未來。

ABRIENDO PUERTAS
El fondo de mi diseño es la bandera de Guatemala, de donde soy. El grupo de seis personas me representa a mí, mi esposo y mis cuatro hijas, incluyendo a mi hija mayor que se acaba de graduar de la universidad y a mi hija menor, ¡quien apenas tiene unos meses de nacida! Deje mi país en busca de una vida mejor para mis hijas. Estoy orgullosa de estar abriendo puertas para mi familia. La paloma simboliza el brillante futuro hacia el que avanzamos.

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.

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