The Silent Unseen Audio Tour: An Embodied Introduction to Asian American History traces Asian American histories in the United States, offering a space for reflection on diaspora and community.

Lead artist, ayo ohs, will guide groups on an activation of the audio tour beginning in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Saturdays

July 20th

August 24th

September 21st, 2024

1:00-4:00pm

Future Dates TBA

*Sliding Scale Available

Participants will be invited to experience the audio tour in a small group, closing with a group somatic exercise, discussion, and Q&A with the artist. Light snacks will be provided. Limited spaces available.

About the Tour

Guided by narration, the audio tour invites participants to consider feelings, sensations, and the lived experiences of Asian American immigrants in relation to the space and architecture of the Queens Museum and Flushing Meadows Park.

The tour offers easily accessible education that centers building solidarity within and beyond Asian communities, within the context of Black and Indigenous histories, moving beyond the moniker “Stop Asian Hate” and into a deeper, more grounded understanding of Asian American history.

ayo ohs, along with special guests Betty Yu, Grace M. Cho, Helen Hyun-Kyung Park, Helen Zia, and Julman Tolentino, guide you through a journey of embodiment, somatic contemplation, and family histories. After experiencing the audio tour, participants are invited to leave a story of their own, creating an archive of oral histories and expanding the scope and scale of Asian American history.

The tour has a run time of 1.5 hours and is free and open to all. It is recommended for ages 16 and up.

The audio tour is the first part of a multi-tiered larger project, The Silent Unseen Project, exploring, un-silencing, and uplifting the voices of the Asian American diaspora.

The tour is co-presented by More Art, with support from Yaddo and Groundworks

Community Partners include

Asian American Arts Alliance

Asian Boss Ladies

Chinese Adoptee Alliance

Diverse Streets Initiative

Glow Cultural Center

Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York

To learn more about the audio tour and The Silent Unseen Project visit us at thesilentunseenproject.com

or follow us on Instagram at

@thesilentunseenproject