Artist Jaime Sunwoo (SY ‘14) will discuss the history of SPAM, the canned meat, in the Asia-Pacific and its connection to war, class, and nostalgia. She will also share her process creating multidisciplinary performance project Specially Processed American Me, and why she uses SPAM as a metaphor for the Asian American experience. Attendees are welcome to share their own SPAM-related stories and recipes.
To learn more, visit speciallyprocessed.com and follow @speciallyprocessed on Facebook and Instagram.
This event is open to all members of the Yale community.
Co-sponsored by the Asian American Cultural Center, Asian Network at Yale, Yale Sustainable Food Program, and Traphagen Alumni Speaker Fund
Event time:
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location:
Afro-American Cultural Center (PARK211)
211 Park Street
New Haven, CT
06511
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