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.