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2018 JUL: SF GATE

Chan says. “Queer culture has such a long history of resistance — resistance and resilience and creativity whether from camp or drag balls, performances, writing — there’s such a wealth.” The problem is that queer artists are rarely called out as such, which often leads to erasure. To push back on that, to help situate her students in history, Chan put a particular emphasis on personal storytelling. “I really wanted them to see themselves in conversation with history … that their lives and their stories matter and are a part of history.”

2018 JUL: SF GATE

Chan says. “Queer culture has such a long history of resistance — resistance and resilience and creativity whether from camp or drag balls, performances, writing — there’s such a wealth.” The problem is that queer artists are rarely called out as such, which often leads to erasure. To push back on that, to help situate her students in history, Chan put a particular emphasis on personal storytelling. “I really wanted them to see themselves in conversation with history … that their lives and their stories matter and are a part of history.”

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