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Susan L. Yung
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Susan L. Yung's Discussions
ALLOTRION: A Constant Tragedy
Started this discussion. Last reply by Susan L. Yung Oct 6, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
CASTING CALL FOR ACTORS
Started Sep 15, 2010 0 Replies 0 Likes
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe's Poetic Heritage Festival will present readings of some of the classic Nuyorican theatre productions that were staged at the Cafe in past years. Rome Neal is directing the…Continue
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Susan L. Yung posted an event
6th Annual "Rhythm in the Kitchen Music Festival" at The Church for All Nations
June 1, 2012 at 7pm to June 2, 2012 at 12am
(www.hkculturalcenter.org, 212.765.8446)View the following website where I videoed the musicians. Check it out: http://www.indiegogo.com/ritk (copy & paste)The Hell's Kitchen Cultural Center, Inc. hopes to present it''s Sixth Annual "Rhythm in the Kitchen Music Festival"Â which features musicians who live or work in the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood of Manhattan. Our organization and festival is run…See More
Susan L. Yung commented on a4 - Network Admin's photo
Sacred Spaces: A Slideluck Potshow
"https://vimeo.com/34410307
This 15 minute video is a compilation of 35 years of my photographs and earlier poems. I had traveled to many third world nations (Morocco, The Philippines, China, India and Europe) capturing/documenting their…"
Susan L. Yung posted an eventAudition for "Women in Jazz Festival" at Saint Peter's Church
February 25, 2012 from 12pm to 6pm
Hi, I'm sending out a last minute notice from President Jackie Lennon of IWJ about their audition this Saturday for their April 14 Jazz Festival. If you are a singer and interested in taking part in this festival, please read and comply, or please send to someone you think might be interested. love,cobiDear International Women in Jazz Members & Friends, We are proud to announce that our annual "Women in Jazz Festival" will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012. To all…See More
An event by Susan L. Yung was featuredAudition for "Women in Jazz Festival" at Saint Peter's Church
February 25, 2012 from 12pm to 6pm
Hi, I'm sending out a last minute notice from President Jackie Lennon of IWJ about their audition this Saturday for their April 14 Jazz Festival. If you are a singer and interested in taking part in this festival, please read and comply, or please send to someone you think might be interested. love,cobiDear International Women in Jazz Members & Friends, We are proud to announce that our annual "Women in Jazz Festival" will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012. To all…See More
Susan L. Yung commented on Soriya Chum's blog post 'Excerpt from Water & Bone, a play by Soriya Chum'"This gives food for thought for many peoples. Nice idea better than David Henry Hwang self-centered plays."
Susan L. Yung posted a status"http://vimeo.com/33617691
By 2011, Rome Neal had produced 7 years of Banana Puddin' Jazz at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. ENJOY!"
Profile Information
- Status
- Artist
- Discipline(s)
- Theater, Visual Arts, Film & Video, Digital Arts, Literary Arts, Design
- In your own words, what is your ethnic identity? (for individuals)
- I call myself American first since I am diverse in many cultures derived from my experiences living in NYC for over 50 years. Originally, I grew up in Portland, Oregon and eventually grew up in NYC's Chinatown for about 15 years before traveling to various third world nations as a photographer and videographer.
- Your Artistic Background/Mission
- I studied western Art History in College during the student protests @ City College & Columbia U. After graduation, I worked 2 years for the Office of the Mayor under Lindsay's administraiton. After working 9-5pm, I participated with City Arts to paint large scale community murals and help organize Basement Workshop events that specialized in Asian American arts programs. After 2 years, I became an administrator at Basement, as a non-profit community arts organization and set up various exhibits on NYC's Chinatown and Japanese American Internment camps. During the Confucius Plaza demonstrations, I provided meeting spaces, mimeographed flyers, provided art materials, 16 mm cameras and film, etc. as well as documented the daily strikes.
Later, I freelanced in the advertising and graphics world for 15 years as well as travel & photograph Morocco; the Philippines during Marcos dictatorship; Nepal, India & China twice while working at the American Museum of Natural History. My last trip to Leh, Ladakh, India involved videoing the Buddhist Women's Conference for 2 weeks. My final travels has been to Puerto Vallerata, Mexico.
Presently, I have been documenting for 15 years the avant-garde Jazz musicians of Lower East Side which has expressionistic qualities. During the interim, I met many historic Black artists congregating at A Gathering of the Tribes. After the World Trade Center's collapse, I've curated a women's art show at Bullet Space, an original homesteaded building which had been abandoned during the 70s.
- Your Creative Influences
- “domestic-violence”, “misogynist-hater”, “anti-racist”, “democractic-anarchist”, “ghettoe-girl”, “Chinatown-Harlem,” “East Village-West Village”, “homesteading-gentrifier”, “yuppie-squatter”, “homeless-sheltered”, “American-Asian”, “World-Traveller”, “Adventuress-Common-Law-Wife”, “Photographer-Videographer”, “Martial-Fine-Artist”, “Musician-Drummer”, “Artist-Scientist”, “Geologist-Librarian”, “Mathematician-Designer”, “Collector-Exhibitionist”, “Buyer-Seller”, “Cook-Politician”, “Migrant-Worker”, “Independent-Dependent”, “Pacifist-Activist”.
- If you are not in New York City, what are your ties to New York's Asian American artistic community?
- My work is created/shown/produced in NYC regularly
- Web Link
- http://susanlyung.com
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- At 4:33am on March 7, 2013,
black said… hi be my friend here
What is the Asian American Arts Alliance?
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