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Arts and Culture

Echoes of Arrival: Becoming Explores the Many Stories Behind Immigration

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What does it really mean to arrive somewhere new? For many immigrants, arrival is only the beginning. Echoes of Arrival: Becoming, a new iteration of the Museum of Chinese in America’s signature storytelling theater project, explores the complicated, often ongoing process of finding—and redefining—a sense of home.

Opening Friday, October 2nd at 7:00 PM, Echoes of Arrival: Becoming brings together seven immigrant performing artists with roots in Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago. Through a combination of personal storytelling, music, and dance, the intimate performance looks at what happens after the initial act of migration: adapting to a new culture, navigating questions of identity and belonging, and figuring out which parts of your past to leave behind and which ones to carry forward.
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Design and Innovation

Cake Against Hate T Shirt

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Do you like Cake? I sure do. It’s celebratory, delicious, and meant to be shared. That spirit is at the heart of a growing grassroots idea often associated with the phrase “Cake Not Hate” which uses food and community as a simple reminder that kindness is always a better starting point than division.

In that same spirit, I’m featuring a new T-shirt design by Machmigo that I absolutely love: Cake Against Hate. The design shows a slice of pink-frosted cake and a pink fork paired with fun lettering that turns a familiar comfort food into a clear and uplifting message. It’s playful, a little cheeky, and very on-brand for anyone who believes small visual statements can still carry real weight.

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Whether you’re out ion the street, at a gathering, or just wanting to wear something that quietly signals where you stand, you can get yours for just $24.95 right now at This Link!

Arts and Culture

Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi Mural By Kobra

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Kobra Gandhi and Mother Teresa Mural
Photos By Gail

I was walking downtown on the High Line when I just happened to notice this cool new mural, entitled Tolerance, from renowned Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra, done in his signature, harlequin-pattern, Technicolor style. Painted on the side of the Chelsea Square Market at the corner of 18th Street and Tenth Avenue, the three-story image features the profiles of Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi, facing each other in a tribute to their roles as two of the world’s greatest humanitarians.
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Gail's Radness

Worley Gig Honors Wear Purple Wednesday

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My Coworker Terry W. and Me Celebrating WPW at Our Day jobs!

If you live out on the West Coast or, even better, Hawaii, and haven’t yet managed to get yourself dressed and out of the house, I just wanted to give you a head’s up that today is Wear Purple Wednesday. Wear Purple Wednesday aims to raise awareness of Gay Rights by honoring recent gay teen suicides and hate crime victims that have made headlines in the past few weeks. Can you even imagine how much it would suck to not be able to be yourself out of intimidation or fear for your own safety? As author and sex advice columnist Dan Savage once wisely said, “Tolerating Others is the Price We Pay for Being Tolerated Ourselves.” So, remember the Golden Rule (Jesus said it), love your neighbor as you love yourself, and wear some purple today.

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9/11 Memorial Tattoo

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Artist: Stacey Sharp of Ink Alternative, Ronkonkoma, NY (Image Source)

For me, September 11, 2001 is a day that takes too long to talk about. I hope that everyone is praying for peace and contemplating the concept of tolerance today. That is all.