ABOUT CHOPSTICKS ALLEY ART Chopsticks Alley Art promotes Southeast Asian cultural heritage through the shared
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creative expression of art. We provide support and promote artists through art exhibits, classes, performances, and events.
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We celebrate the cultural diversity of Southeast Asian contemporary art to foster greater understanding and connect
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communities through the arts.
We serve young Southeast Asian artists, lowincome families, elders, the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals with differing abilities.
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San José Museum of Art Charlotte Wendel Education Center
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February 20-23, 2020 11-5pm
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110 South Market Street San José, California 95113
Workshop Participants
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Anh Le Anna Le
Ấ p Ủ : Identity | Journey | Legacy
Cam Linh Le
is an
exhibit rooted in stories of place, family,
ABOUT HIDDEN HERITAGES
journey, identity and—ultimately—home.
The multi-layered works on view as part of
from San Jose's large and vibrant Vietnamese
“Hidden Heritages: San José’s Vietnamese Legacy” builds on the continuing, shared goals
community in December 2019 as part of a
each of the partner organizations to promote
creative learning workshop led by artists Trinh
creative expression as a tool for cross-
Mai, Binh Danh, and Cynthia Cao at the
generational storytelling and reflection, and to
Vietnamese American Cultural Center. Elders
demonstrate the power of art to build community
participating in Chopsticks Alley Art’s
and to deepen cross-cultural understanding. The
this special exhibition were created by elders
“Adventures in Contemporary Art”
program
of
program will culminate in spring 2021 with an
images of native flowers and birds to layer
Emmy-award winning multi-media artist Van-Anh
over the top of them.
(Vanessa) Vo that will take place at City Hall—a site in the heart of downtown that has been an
The workshop was the first in a series of three that are being conducted as part of
“Hidden
Heritages: San José’s Vietnamese Legacy,” a two-year partnership between
important starting point for successive waves of new immigrants to San José. For more information on this project send an email to:
the
chopsticksalley@gmail.com
The program brings Vietnamese artists and
“Hidden Heritages” is supported, in part, by the
community members together to amplify, and
California Arts Council, a state agency. “Adventures in Contemporary Art” is supported,
experiences of Vietnamese Americans in San
in part, by SVCreates, in partnership with the
José.
County of Santa Clara, and by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José. Special thanks go to our partners at the Vietnamese American Cultural Center.
Chris Bolor, Photographer
Du Hoang
Martin Mijares, Photog/Video
Hanh Lam Hanh Le Hoang Duong
Justin Tran, Videographer Alynn Nguyen, Translator
Exhibit Designer Cynthia Cao
Hue Vu Hung Hoang Huy Truong Huyen Nguyen Jennifer Chau
Artists Cynthia Cao Binh Danh Trinh Mai
Kathy Cong Kim Nguyen
Graphics Designers
Kim Chi Nguyen
Trami Cron
Kim Pham
David Hargrove
Kim Tracy Tran Lan Vu Loan Nguyen
Minh Nguyen Nho Pham
Board of Directors Dianna Bernal Jeff Bordona Kalpana Guha Dinh Ly Marie Millares
Nhu Truong Phung Tran Phuong Trinh Quang Van Ngo
Thomas Vo
Advisory Board David Bonaccorsi, LLP
Tammy Tran
Jeff Ruster
Trieu Mai
Van Lan Truong
Tuoi Truong
Tune in to listen
Special Thanks
to translated
Cuong Le
stories. www.chopsticksalley.com/podcast
Trami Cron, Exec. Art. Dir.
Diep Le
Mai Ma
San José Museum of Art and Chopsticks Alley.
artistically present stories that share the life
Staff
Chinh Phu Nguyen
Hanh Doan
exhibition and an original public performance by
hand wrote their memories, then painted
Canh Thi Tran
Karen Rapp
www.sjmusart.org/hidden-heritages
Robin Treen