A chancellor of a public university in the US made a mockery of Asian dialects at commencement. While I’m not shocked because this type of thing happens all the time at all levels of education in the West, I’m appalled by the university’s statement in response. The statement reinforces their…

Itaewon Something terrible happened in Seoul last week and the entire country is mourning. Read “In Itaewon, Another Betrayal of Young Koreans” by E.Tammy Kim on New Yorker and “Itaewon crush: How South Korea let down its young people” by Jonathan Head on BBC News. It’s tragic, deeply angering and…

Presented by ArtsEquator, Equal Dreams and Taeyoon Choi Studio Disability Arts has emerged as a powerful and dynamic area of practice within the wider arts and cultural lands …

I’m deeply upset to read about another murder of Asian person in NYC. Christina Yuna Lee was murdered in her home on February 14, 2021. How is this not a hate crime? From the Times, “Though the police have not called the killing a hate crime, attacks against Asian Americans…

Deem journal organized an online forum that featured Mia Birdsong, Zenat Begum, myself, and moderated by Ari Melenciano. January 21, 2022. The streaming can be found here for now. Here are some of the questions Ari sent out before the forum and my notes. Questions: What have been some guiding…

A story that celebrates the ways in which you’ve failed at the American Dream — I recently contributed to Deem Journal Issue 3. My article Other Networks is available online. Deem is a ‘biannual print journal and online platform focused on design as social practice’. I’ve been very much enjoying the articles and the lush visual elements. …

What if the Internet is like a garden, full of moss, lichens, and mushrooms? What would it be like if humans could visit this lush, natural environment and listen to the tales of the software-plants, and rest against the hardware-earth, and exchange vital forms of care with various data-creatures? …

The Ethics of Care and Maintenance I was asked to write an introduction to the Korean translation of How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell. I was glad to take up the opportunity to revisit Jenny’s book, this time in Korean. The text ended up becoming an afterword 해제. …

2021 was a year of solemn reckonings, difficult decisions, regrets and yet, love and hope. As we near the new year, I’m writing with a sense of humbleness and gratitude, longing for friends far and near. Here, I’m compiling a list of projects I lead or participate in, in order…