The American dream - Book summary

The American Dream - Book summary

MARY LO, BA TEXTILE DESIGN, UAL.

The American Dream reflects my experience as an Asian American from the age of 5 - a nod to an acknowledgement of when I realized race affected me and how it has encouraged me to be proactive and vocal – especially in a time of such political unrest in America. It is a realization that the American Dream is not a visualization for people of color, but rather an assimilation to whiteness.

Although my experience is not limited to only an American one, this booklet was also inspired by my time at Chelsea seeing as how tutors and peers would collectively be amazed by my ability to articulate in English so fluently and consistently assuming my culture whilst questioning why race was such an important issue to me through microaggressions.