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Image by Aidan Jung

"How does it feel when a person you hold in high regard does not follow through on a promise made to you? What if that broken promise leads to your insult, your injury, your death, your broken heart? Would it make you question your relationship with this person? Would it force you to withdraw and redraw boundaries to preserve your precious energy, your sovereignty?

America has always billed itself as the premier destination for prosperity and happiness, a beacon of hope and equality for all, the land of milk and honey, a place where any dream could come true.

Many of us now understand that this promise often rings less true for America’s non-white citizens. We now know that our beloved country will again and again fail to protect us, will fail to uplift us, will fail to love us, will fail to celebrate us if it does not profit from that celebration.

The United States ironically undervalues community in favor of championing the ideal of the “self-made man”.

Yuri Kochiyama eloquently stated that

“Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.”

“Meet Me At Your Promise” examines how the most recent acts of violence against the Asian community have necessitated a process of addressing the trauma of this broken promise, of redrawing boundaries to preserve ones energy and dignity, of demanding more from one’s country, of finding solace in community, of celebrating the people who make us whole"

Exhibiting Artists

Zimo Zhao - Aidan Jung - Jun Yang - Shelley Wong - Kacy Jung - Giovanna Lomanto