
DIM SUM
DIALOGUES:
Addressing the
Impact of COVID-19
Racism in the
Creative Community
MAY 28 2020
THURSDAY
12 PM CDT / 10 AM PST
WITH:
Dee Kerrison
Dejha Carrington
Karen Tam
Mel Chin
Phil Chan
Theresa Mah
MODERATED BY:
Inez Suen
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PRESENTED BY:
International Chinese
Fine Arts
Council
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that the fear of contracting disease has an ugly cousin: racism. As the coronavirus has spread through the United States, discrimination against Asian – along with Black and Latinx – communities have followed closely behind.
Furthermore, the details of the pandemic’s impact has brought to light the striking wider economic disparities in various industries. Among those made vulnerable are members of the creative community – whose livelihoods are threatened by the disappearance of the gig and performance economy.
In consideration of these issues, the International Chinese Fine Arts Council (ICFAC) calls for visibility, conversation, and unity, by facilitating a platform for social exchange. Join us in our Dim Sum Dialogues — panel discussions covering valuable knowledge, experience, and insight, led by members of the creative community. The first week’s topic will cover what has been pertinent during this global pandemic: Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 Racism in the Creative Community.

THIS EVENT IS FREE, ONLINE,
AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

PANELISTS:

Dee Kerrison
Art collector, music enthusiast, financial services executive, and social activist.

Mel Chin
Artist whose work combines cross-cultural aesthetics with sociopolitical and environmental issues.

Dejha Carrington
Director of YoungArts Foundation, co-founder of Commissioner, arts and cultural advocacy leader.

Karen Tam
Artist with focus on constructions and imaginations of cultures and communities.

Phil Chan
Performance artist, editor, arts advisor, director, and author of Final Bow for Yellowface.

Theresa Mah
Illinois State Representative and General Assembly member, former college professor in ethnic studies.
MODERATED BY:

Inez Suen
International art consultant, curator, and director of International Chinese Fine Arts Council.