Pan-Asians at Saint Thomas Church gather for Fellowship every third Sunday of each month. This month, we shared a particularly meaningful experience attending an exhibition together. Last year, for three months, Pan-Asian members gathered every other week under the guidance of artist Yeon-jin Kim, a professor at Binghamton University, to work on a group art project titled “Collage for Women and Power.” We studied the powerful stories of women in the Bible and Church History, then worked on a fabric collage as examples of powerful and expressive art and craft forms practiced by women, culminating in a large-scale collaborative piece.
This endeavor held profound significance. Asian women, who are often targets of hatred in this country, have worked together to express themselves in their own way. While the process of working together holds inherent meaning, the act of creating visible results collectively and presenting them to the public amplifies this importance.
The work we completed together is currently on display at the Immigrant Social Service Center in Chinatown until April 5th. Though not a huge gallery, its significance is immense, as it allows us to participate and display our works to the public under the name of the Pan-Asian Group of St. Thomas Church, effectively promoting the church and the presence of the Pan-Asian community within it. I look forward to exhibiting this work in the church soon and celebrating together.
