
How I Keep Looking Up/Como Sigo Mirando Hacia Arriba/仰望

HOPE & MUSIC
As immigrants, we experience a lot of stress. The dark cloud represents my feelings when I first came to the US: depressed, like I didn’t fit in. But organizations and institutions supported me with English and employment opportunities.
The rainbow represents hope. Hope is rare and only happens after bad weather. I enjoy listening to music; it helps me cope with stress. So the flag represents my hope about staying in America after the dark clouds of the past.
希望與音樂
作為移民,我們要承受很大壓力。那片烏雲代表我初來美國時的感受:憂鬱、不合群。但幸好有各種社團和機構幫助我學英語、找工作。
彩虹代表著希望。希望很少見,而且只在壞天氣之後才會有。音樂是我的愛好,也是我解壓的方法。所以這面旗代表了我對烏雲過後的美國生活的嚮往。
ESPERANZA Y MÚSICA
Como inmigrantes, experimentamos mucho estrés. La nube oscura representa mis sentimientos cuando llegué a Estados Unidos: deprimida, como si no encajara. Pero organizaciones e instituciones me apoyaron con el idioma inglés y oportunidades laborales.
El arcoiris representa la esperanza. La esperanza no es común y sólo llega después de la tormenta. Disfruto escuchar música; me ayuda a lidiar con el estrés. Entonces, la bandera representa la esperanza de poder quedarme en América después de las nubes negras del pasado.
Acknowledgements/Reconocimiento/鳴謝
This project is supported by Kenneth Rainin Foundation's Open Spaces Program.
Partners: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Chinese Progressive Association, Chinatown Community Development Center, Calle24 Latino Cultural District, Causa Justa :: Just Cause, La Colectiva de Mujeres

Additional Support: California Arts Council, California Department of Social Services, Community Challenge Grant, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, #StartSmall Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, CCC Contemporaries
Special Thanks: Chinese Chamber of Commerce and San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
Venue: 41 Ross, during Connie Zheng’s Table to Farm | 鄭韞欣: 從餐桌到農場 residency, June 15–September 15, 2022.