Son Kit Oral History

In an interview with Sebástian Casto Niculescu, artist/curator Son Kit explains their complex childhood, in which the pressures of their Korean family and their confusion with their queer identity rendered them unable to develop a "vocabulary" for their gender and sexuality until their college years. They also discuss their work and life as an artist and how this has helped them develop relationships, as well as their work creating a creative space (via zines) for individuals to feel less emotionally isolated and spaces for queer artists to find mentors and other programming.

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Identifier: 4f16c2874
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Kit, Son
Niculescu, Sebastián Castro
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Jul. 23, 2018
Dates Covered: 1990 to 2018
Genre: Oral Histories
Places: New York
California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Rhode Island > Providence > City of Providence > Brown University
Topic(s): Academics
Anime
Artists
Asian cultures
Colleges
Friendships
Gender identity
Korean American families
Transgender people
Zines
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: 1 hour 15 minutes 53 seconds
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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