Reading Reflection #8: Creating Identity

Wingyan Yuen
Section A01
Reading: "Creating Identity, Defining Culture, and Making History from an Art Exhibit" by Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde

Through examining Huynh Chau" artwork, Valverde brings attention to the struggle of Vietnamese American today. That Vietnamese Americans are still struggling to seek peace in their own community. That Vietnamese Americans are still struggling to be truly identified as Americans. It is because they are living under the fear to be turned against by their community, the fear to be called communists.

Using Chau's experience as an example, Valverde also encourages the readers to embrace diversity of the Vietnamese American community as she quoted Chau, "I'm not going to leave the mess in the community for my children to have to take care of."

Question: Is there other Asian American community that goes through the same struggle?