Demons Yearbook 鬼怪教室
- Chinese Culture Center
- Mar 7
- 5 min read
Updated: Nov 20
Presented by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Project Led by Artist Collective - Inky Fingers Print Collective
“Demons Yearbook” is an art education project in collaboration with San Francisco high schools, designed to amplify youth voices and challenge dominant narratives about power, identity, and survival in the City. Working with lead artists Inky Fingers Print Collective, a local Bay Area-based, justice-driven arts education collective, the program engages students in comics and zine-making as tools for resistance, storytelling, and self-determination.
Rooted in themes inspired by the Hungry Ghost Festival, the project delves into San Francisco youth’s unseen and unspoken struggles—addressing racial injustice, state violence, the immigrant experience, identity, the mental health crisis, and more. Through creative workshops, students will shape their own narratives, transforming personal and collective hauntings into individual zines. At the project’s culmination, their work will be compiled into a powerful monster anthology—a visual archive of the ghosts, demons, and spirits that define their realities, and the rituals they create to release them.
Beyond artistic production, the project fosters a teacher-artist collaboration, culminating in new curriculum materials that will be shared across schools, expanding the reach of these critical conversations.
「鬼怪教室」是一項由舊金山中華文化中心（CCC）主辦的藝術教育項目，與三藩市多所高中合作進行。此項目由灣區以社會公正為核心的藝術教育團體「墨手指」（Inky Fingers Print Collective）擔任主導藝術家，聯同四位合作院校的教師，鼓勵學生透過漫畫與小誌創作，將藝術作為抵抗、表達與思辨的工具，也給了TA們一個了解社會議題的機會。
在一系列工作坊中，學生們用雕塑、繪畫、文字等方式，記錄了那些在個人和集體記憶中的陰影。「鬼怪教室」就是TA們的成果：一本語出驚人的鬼怪誌，一本靈異圖冊，收錄了每天纏繞TA們的妖魔鬼怪，以及TA們自創的驅邪儀式。
我們相信，在這個充滿複雜與不確定性的時代，藝術是吶喊，是抵抗，也是治癒。
Theme 主題
The Hungry Ghost Festival serves as a metaphor for the deep work of confronting what haunts us—and offers a way to reconcile with the unknown and unjust. Rooted in themes inspired by the Hungry Ghost Festival, “Demons Yearbook” unveils the hidden and often unspoken struggles of San Francisco youth, addressing racial injustice, state violence, the immigrant experience, identity, the mental health crisis, and more. This project aims to uplift and amplify youth voices, challenging dominant narratives about power, identity, and survival. Beyond artistic production, the project fosters a teacher-artist collaboration, culminating in new curriculum materials that will be shared across schools, expanding the reach of these critical conversations.
鬼節是一個提醒，讓我們直面心魔，也試著找出與未知和不公和解的方法。「鬼怪教室」從三藩市青少年那些隱秘而難以言說的煩惱說起，引伸到種族不公、國家暴力、移民經歷、身份認同、心理健康危機等議題。這個項目致力於讓青少年的聲音被看見與聽見，繼而挑戰關乎權力、身份和生存的主流敘事。
Classroom Feedback 「鬼怪教室」美育反饋
"It was a powerful experience for them to explore the neighborhood's identity and its connection to the broader city, fostering a stronger sense of place, community, and cultural awareness."
-Theresa Nguyen, Partnering Teacher at Lowell High School
"Having artists in the classroom is great for the teacher and students; an additional voice can be reinforcing for both the teacher and the kids. Also, watching somebody run the classroom can be a way of professional development for the teacher, an alternative way for teacher to observe the classroom from different angles."
-Patricia Copeland, Partnering Teacher at George Washington High School
Demons Yearbook Public Events 「鬼怪教室」外展活動
Youth & Educators Hour
Saturday, May 24, 2025 | 5 - 6 pm Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
“Build-a-Demons Yearbook Station”
Saturday, May 24, 2025 | 6 - 10 pm
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
General Access as part of “Chinatown Pride”
"Hungry Ghost Festival - Demons Yearbook Station”
Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 4 - 9 pm
The Him Mark Lai Learning Center at CCC, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
General Access as part of “CCC 60th Anniversary Festival”
"Youth Art Takeover Day - Demons Yearbook Activation”
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 11 - 6 pm
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 667 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108
General Access as part of “CCC 60th Anniversary Festival”
Demons Yearbook Availability「鬼怪教室」出版書籍
Beginning May 24, 2025, the Demons Yearbook is available for purchase at the CCC Design Store and our online store.
If you are an SFUSD educator interested in making the book available in your classroom, please contact: art@cccsf.us
Demons Yearbook Workshops 「鬼怪教室」工作坊
Creative Zine-making: My Demon Diary
Paper Craft Experience: Lotus Lantern Making
Book Demons Yearbook art activation, please contact: art@cccsf.us
Curriculum and Tour Inquiry 課程及導賞
If you are an SFUSD educator interested in implementing the curriculum in your classroom, please email tour@cccsf.us.
Interested in booking C.H.A.T Tour, CCC Learning Center visit or our Demons Yearbook workshop?
About Inky Fingers Print Collective 關於藝術教育團體「墨手指」
Inky Fingers is a passion project founded by Bay Area-based artists, educators, and community activists. Its mission is to celebrate the power of art, storytelling, and creativity while providing resources that empower individuals and strengthen communities.
Through this platform, Inky Fingers Printshop aims to support both emerging and established artists, offering a space for collaboration, expression, and growth. Whether at local vending events, community workshops, or artistic training sessions, Inky Fingers is dedicated to fostering creativity and helping people thrive through the transformative power of the arts.
Acknowledgements 特別嗚謝
Lead Artist Collective
Inky Fingers Print Collective
Guest Artists and Collaborators
Gideon O Egbuchulam
Roan Boantempo
Valarie Win Liu
Participating Schools
The Academy - San Francisco @ McAteer
George Washington High School
June Jordan School for Equity
Lowell High School
Partnering Teachers
Summer Strom
Dana Fleuelling
Patricia Copeland
Theresa Nguyen
About The Him Mark Lai Learning Center at CCC 關於麥禮謙學習資源中心
The Him Mark Lai Learning Center, operated by the Chinese Culture Center (CCC), is an education-driven cultural space located in the heart of San Francisco Chinatown. Established in 2013, the Learning Center activates community engagement and public education through tours, exhibitions, archives, and hands-on art workshops, all centered around artists, activists, and cultural storytellers. With programs like the Chinatown Historical Art Tours (C.H.A.T), the Demons Yearbook exhibition, and artist-led workshops, the Center fosters inclusive learning and community-driven narratives.
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About CCC 關於舊金山中華文化中心
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) has been at the forefront of uplifting and transforming Chinatown through the arts for over 60 years, both as a vibrant neighborhood and a metaphor for the immigrant experience. Founded in 1965 during the civil rights movement, CCC emerged as a response to racism and displacement. What began as a hard-won cultural space has since evolved into a dynamic hub that boldly shifts narratives, supports groundbreaking and innovative art, and advances social justice.
CCC is dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices, reclaiming and reimagining public space, and strengthening the community through boundary-pushing art exhibitions, festivals, and educational programs. Signature initiatives include C.H.A.T. Chinatown History Art Tours, the acclaimed XianRui Artist Series, and the 41 Ross Artist-in-Residence program. With strategic locations across Chinatown, including Kearny Street, Ross Alley, and the newly acquired 667 Grant Ave, CCC continues to fearlessly champion immigrant, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA2S+ voices and rights. CCC is celebrating its milestone 60th anniversary with transformative events like Chinatown Pride, the Hungry Ghost Festival, as well as its landmark annual Gala.
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Funding for the project was provided by:
Additional support by:
San Francisco Grants for the Arts
Crankstart Foundation
Battery Foundation
Fleishhacker Foundation
Zellerbach Family Foundation
CCC Contemporaries
