This week’s reading, Defying and Redefining Vietnamese Diasporic Art and Media as Seen through Chau Huynh’s Creations, spoke upon how art and news can greatly affect a diasporic community. It gave multiple anecdotes of how seemingly normal news articles and exhibits evoked a sense of rebellion and protest within the Vietnamese diasporic community. Specifically, the organization that seemed underfire the most was Nguoi Viet Daily. Nguoi Viet Daily entered the crosshairs of Vietnamese American sights when the news outlet decided to publish Chau Huynh’s Pedicure Basins. As people thought her work had communist ties, her work actually was made in honor of her late mother-in-law. I thought that a lot of this chapter played on how perception can heavily impact one's views on a situation. Also, I quote from the book that stood out to me is, “If art speaks, so can it be silenced.” This quote stood out because to me, art should evoke a strong set of emotions or introduce one to deeper thoughts. Protest that happened because of a certain display or exhibit opening perfectly demonstrated the power of art. One can try to silence the voice of art through protest, but they do not realize that the protest itself is evidence of why this work of art should exist, because it obviously means something to the people, even if those feelings aren’t positive.
Works Mentioned
Kieu-Linh Valverde. "Defying and Redefining Diasporic Art and Media as Seen through Chau Huynh's Creations."
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