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11/27/2024

Thank you Northeastern University for including "Where We Belong" in their Asian America community resources.

History Asian activists in Boston have campaigned for immigrant rights, racial justice, against gentrification, and much more. Find out more about the history of Boston’s Asian community at the Northeastern Library Archive, or through the Chinese Historical Society of New England Books and Arts Ex...

11/27/2024

Thank you Gabel Strickland for writing about my public art work on GBH. So much gratitude for all the support from community organization, collaborators, and residents to make all these work happen meaningfully!

Prakkamakul grew up in Thailand. Now she's beloved in Boston.

10/08/2024

Thank you Art Outdoors for the post! Catching the newly installed vinyl in summer.

This second part of two related posts shares photos, quotes, and links about the artwork in Chin Park. “Keeping joy and play at the center of her work, the artist invites viewers to engage wi…

09/08/2024

สวัสดีค่ะ ขออนุญาตโพสให้ญาติที่เพิ่งเปิดคลีนิกค่ะ ถ้าใครสนใจต้องการแก้ไขหรือส่งเสริมความงามของใบหน้า ติดต่อไปคุยกับคุณหมอก่อนได้นะคะ สามารถพูดภาษาไทยได้ค่ะ

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Plastic surgeon

03/20/2024

Thank you Boston.com for the article on Year of the Dragon!

Also, please come to celebrate Zhidong's opening reception at Chin park this Thursday March 21st.
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/02/22/boston-park-announces-two-new-art-instillations-celebrating-year-of-the-dragon/

The Greenway Conservancy in Boston announced Thursday it would install two new sculptures to celebrate 2024 as the Year of the Dragon.

02/17/2024

Please welcome the Year of the Dragon installation 巨龙, 聚龙 (Julong-Julong, Giant Dragon, Gathering Dragon) to Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park this Sunday February 18th, 1-2pm. https://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/events/year-of-the-dragon-opening-ceremony/

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon together with the whole neighborhood. See what is going on in Chinatown here.
https://www.meetboston.com/events/holidays/chinese-new-year/

01/04/2024

Thank you Susan Tang from the Greenway for the article mentioning the Year of the Dragon.

https://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/participatory-public-art-reflections-from-susan-tang/

01/04/2024

Thank you North End Regional Review for mentioning about the Year of the Dragon, a new art installation that I collaborate with the Greenway and Jaywalk Studio.

https://northendregionalreview.com/2023/11/30/in-brief-100/ #:~:text=Year%20of%20the%20Dragon%20Art%20Coming%20to%20The%20Greenway&text=Recently%2C%20the%20Conservancy%20announced%20a,Chin%20Park%20on%20The%20Greenway.

11/18/2023

Excited to share this short film made by amazing filmmaker Olivia Huang about Joyful Stitch. Joyful Stitch was created with the support of the Now+There Public Art Accelerator.
Thank you all the collaborators Kathryn Friedman, Cynthia Yee, Larry Chan, Judy Wong, Amber Pearcy, Yirong Yao, and Sarah Cheung.
and many thank you all the supporters!!
Now+There
Public Art Accelerator Program Cohorts Five
Sasaki Fabrication Studio
Public Works Department, City of Boston
Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, City of Boston
The Boston Arts Commission
City Council District 2
The Greenway Conservancy
One LD
Leather District Neighborhood Association
The Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center / 中華耆英會
Chinatown Resident Association
Chinatown Chinese Calligraphy Association
Hudson Group
Gracenote Coffee
Superb Sign
K-Tor
All Leather District and Chinatown residents who participated in the making of the piece

07/03/2023

https://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/joyful-stitch-opens-boston-s-leather-district

One of your neighbors posted in Arts & Entertainment. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

07/03/2023

Thank you Hudson Street Chronicles and Cynthia Yee for your kind support of the installation!

“Sky” : a resource for “Joyful Stitch” In creating Joyful Stitch, visual artist and landscape designer Ponnapa Prakkamakul read my essay, “Sky” and my poem, “ My MaMa’s Back” and conducted interviews of myself and other children of garment workers, revealing a thoughtful research ...

07/03/2023

https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/now-there-accelerator-artist-ponnapa-prakkamakul-s-joyful-stitch-opens-in-boston-s-leather-district

Now + There Public Art Accelerator artist Ponnapa Prakkamakul premieres Joyful Stitch, a new interactive public art installation that consists of two sculptures inviting people to paddle with their feet or roll with their hands to illuminate the lights along the artwork. The installation, located at...

06/02/2023

Congratulations to Jeena Chang and Rixy for 2023 Newell Flather Award Recipients. So glad our paths cross and especially grateful for all the support I recevied from Jeena!! See her conversation wtih Kamaria Carrington from NEFA here.

I had the privilege of sitting down with this year’s Newell Flather Leadership in Public Art Awardee for Unsung Leadership in the field, Jeena Chang. Jeena Chang is the Director of Community Programs & Design at Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC). She leads ACDC’s “ANCHOR” placek...

05/27/2023

“PULLING IT ALL INTO THE CURRENT”
Written and Performed by Letta Neely
Directed by Greg Allen
Produced by A Revolution of Values Theatre Project
Co-Produced with Fort Point Theatre Channel
Funded with a Live Arts Boston 2022 Grant, The Boston Foundation

Get your ticket here!

A solo spoken-word play. Written and performed by Letta Neely

01/31/2023

Thank you Jessica Rinaldi from the Boston Globe for an amazing shot of Where We Belong during the lunar new year!

The parade started at Phillips Square and progressed throughout Chinatown.