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Posted at 05 Apr, 13:45h in Links by Stacy Nguyen 0 Comments

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What Does ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Actually Mean?

This is an illustration I did for @nwasianweekly's

This is an illustration I did for @nwasianweekly's lunar new year issue. ❤️🐅 I also wrote a fluff piece about tiger celebs exemplifying their tiger traits... Or not!? It's been a tigerrific week! 💤💤💤

Friends, here's a lighthearted slide deck of pragm

Friends, here's a lighthearted slide deck of pragmatic affirmations, little sayings that have helped me re-center myself when I am feeling less than 100%, which I do this week.
Hope there is sunshine wherever you're at!

GIVEAWAY❗🧧 Hey, my buds @danggoodies, @eme

🐯 @socolachocs Year of the Tiger box is on sale

🐯 @socolachocs Year of the Tiger box is on sale today. If you want a box, put in an order via their online store (link in their bio!) soon. These boxes may sell out quick if WENDY (!!!) severely underestimated how much her work resonates in people. Flip the slide to see the diff flavors on deck. Gaze your eyes upon my illustration and Wendy's creativity. TYTYTYTYT!

🐯 Hello, these are sold out. 🐯 Thank you to

🐯 Hello, these are sold out. 🐯
Thank you to everyone who ordered. Y'all winners. For those who didn't get to order but might want a set, these will later be on sale at @abacusrow (in their San Francisco store and also online), at @littlesaigoncreative (in their Seattle space), and at @winglukemuseum Lunar New Year Fair on Jan. 29.
Also, the Trung Sisters print is also sold out. ❤️

UPDATE: THESE ARE SOLD OUT. 🐯 Hey, friends! I

UPDATE: THESE ARE SOLD OUT. 🐯
Hey, friends! I decided to repeat and increase the pain of last year and do tết lì xì envelopes (Lunar New Year lucky envelopes) again. Lì xì are given by elders to kids (or by bosses to employees) with crisp, never-before-used cash in them to usher in fortune and good luck for the rest of the year. This custom happens all throughout Asia and among the Asian diaspora, with variations. In 2022, the year of the tiger (rawr) starts on Feb. 1.
This #hellaviet lì xì set features saucy little tigers with botanical symbols of luck from Vietnamese culture (chrysanthemums, kumquats, peach blossoms, orchids, and bông mai [Vietnamese mai flower]). These envelopes also reflect the different elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water).
This set is my mom-approved (I was shook) and are assembled by my own two stubby hands, so they are extra . . . idiosyncratic in craftsmanship and also have extra love in them.
I randomly started making lucky money envelopes last year because I was holding in decades of resentment over only having Chinese-centric envelope options with Chinese characters on them and being told "Happy Chinese New Year!" by well-meaning people for years. I couldn't take it anymore so I created art out of that bitterness. Never forget where you came from, man.
These can be found in my online store. They are $16 bucks for 5 designs. You can also tap the image and get taken to the product page of these. Limited quantities, but I probably won't sell out this year unless I severely underestimated the way my work resonates in people. Thank you for reading all the way down to here. I've had a difficult week and I feel like it's bleeding through this caption. Okay, thanks for listening. I care about and appreciate you.

FYI, SOLD OUT This illustration is of the Trưng

FYI, SOLD OUT
This illustration is of the Trưng sisters, who were two badasses from Vietnam's early history. In the year 40 (forty!), these two led a rebellion of an army of like 80,000 ppl, most of whom were women including their mom (?!) and fought against China's dominion/oppression over Vietnam. The legend says they rode on elephants. They were successful in their rebellion. They ended up ruling over Vietnam for 3 years and are celebrated as national symbols/heroes. Those three years were a fleeting moment of Vietnamese independence before the Chinese came back with a bigger army, crushed them, and then murdered them.
Their names were Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị. Trưng Trắc was the first woman to be a Vietnamese monarch, as well as the only queen regnant in the history of Vietnam.
I'm not a historian, so I can't speak on this with authority. I literally Googled this info, but one thing I learned while reading arguments on Quora between mansplaining Vietnamese dudes and reasonable-sounding Asian female academics is that scholars generally speculate that Vietnamese early indigenous history was strongly women-driven if not matriarchal in part. The Trưng sisters' legend is really noteworthy cuz they were military leaders, trained in martial arts, super educated, were set to inherit their dad's land, were married (their husbands were way less famous), and their mom was also a noteworthy figure.
Some say that Vietnamese became SUPER patriarchal under Chinese domination cuz China was/is big on Confucianism. Which makes sense to me, but I'm not an expert in this.
You can buy this print in my online store. I wanted to draw this with a certain vibe or attitude. I also got mad at China for all the patriarchy, so didn't want to draw women wearing ao dai. I spent a lot of time Googling what Vietnamese women in the bronze age might have worn/looked like. Again, not an expert. I did my best!

Confession time: At my core, I don't love getting

Confession time:
At my core, I don't love getting feedback. I'm sensitive to it, I can be defensive in response to it, and I don't care that much about making other people happy with me.
BUT in my work, feedback gets traded and relayed all day every day, in all directions. Clients give us feedback constantly because they need to. When I collaborate with my team-friends, we're often passing feedback back and forth with each other so nobody accidentally sends out something pornographic out into the world (that's a shoutout to you, from earlier today, @joheatgrows).
I've learned to really enjoy feedback. Feedback is great and helps us get better when there is trust, care, and intentionality behind the feedback-giving and taking.
Flip thru to read about how to get more desensitized with feedbacking.
Also, a reminder that there's a finite number of art prints and other stuff in my online store. Whether or not you decide to put up a shrine to me in your home, I nevertheless appreciate everyone's kindness, interest, and support. Link in bio!

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