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is very Asian American, not just in a racial/ethnic census demographic descriptor kind of way, but calling forth the spirit of how the term вЂњAsian AmericanвЂќ was created out of political coalition-building in the late 1960s by two student organizers at UC Berkeley, Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka. What do you want people to know about your L.A.? My L.A. Morgan Parker, poet, essayist and novelist In this photo shoot, I chose to wear a white hanbok because I wanted to represent the death to my old self and the new space of healing and empathy that I want to live each day. I am working on being more present in the process so that I can be aware of who I am and not lose self-connection and intimacy as we journey together in navigating our impact on our local to global ecosystems. We have everything we need to grow into our future, one breath at a time. It showed me the power of pausing and the peace that it brings to the chaos by simply being present. I will always remember during our city closure, the sky became clear and the radiance from the clouds was surreal. Even though there has been so much to grieve from our experiences of racism and hate, the movement to pause and restore our collective healing has been overwhelmingly inspiring. This has been a challenging past few months, with not only an ongoing pandemic but the rising of anti-Asian hate and violence, the deaths within our Black and brown communities from the police, and the exposure of our systems of inequities. I hope that we all take care of ourselves and be present in our lives, appreciating every moment, person and experience. of the future look like? IвЂ™m looking forward to a season of well-being for my personal self and wish that upon others as well. It is a gathering space where many of us immigrant families began and has become a home away from home. Especially as a Korean American, I have felt that this city symbolizes so much for my family and friends. It can be easy to get caught up in our own singular experience, but the city reminds me that we are all here together. I grew up in the outskirts of Los Angeles, and as a non-native, I am here to listen and share in the stories that are the backbone of L.A. is such a dynamic city comprised of people from all different walks of life, and what brings us together is the shared experience of being a part of the legacy of Los Angeles. What do you want people to know about your L.A.? To be honest, I donвЂ™t see this city as вЂњmyвЂќ L.A. (Tom Tuong of TomвЂ™s One Hour Photo / For The Times) Recently, thatвЂ™s spilled over to online spaces, where artists and archivists like Map Pointz and Veteranas and RucasвЂ™ Guadalupe Rosales collect, catalog and share Star Shots, reimagining their place in the Instagram age. They are keeping alive a tradition of portraiture that feeds on the energy of IRL. TheyвЂ™re internationally known, thanks to a visit from country singer Kacey Musgraves in 2019, but their brilliance hits different in L.A. Tom Tuong and his wife, Lisa Le, are masters of the form. Walking into the small studio on Beverly Boulevard feels like walking into 1999, when the ritual of choosing an airbrushed backdrop was the biggest decision youвЂ™d make that weekend. TomвЂ™s One Hour Photo in Koreatown is still a mecca for Star Shots in Los Angeles. Makeup artist Selena Ruiz took her first Star Shot when she was 5 at Tyler Mall in her hometown of Riverside with her mom and sister. вЂњIt was our version of social media,вЂќ poet and author Yesika Salgado says.

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As soon as you held one, flipped it over, saw the KIT, plus the number, you knew the deal. They filled the plastic cardholders in the binder you got at the swap meet. They were the reason you went to the mall. They were your Friday night in вЂ™98, your Saturday in вЂ™01.

They gave you a reason to coordinate looks and flex with your crew. They mandated that you practice your poses in the mirror. They showed off the new haircut, the fresh fit. They announced that you were newly together. They announced that you were newly single. You!, the second issue of Image, which explores various ways of seeing the city for what it is.

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