A motherâs own childhood experiences of bigotry are triggered when her son is picked on for the colour of his skin. Another mother pre-judges a parent at the school drop-off on the basis of her appearance. A disparate group of travellers on the trans-Siberian railway in the 1930s share memories of Chinese culture, history and politics. And an Australian-Chinese visitor finds herself both fascinated and estranged riding a subway in modern-day China.
Moon Orchard presents a range of Asian Australian voices exploring identity and experience in a variety of writing styles from prose to poetry to spoken word. Includes by âFair Enoughâ by Seetha Nambiar Dodd, âAnd/Orâ by Lin Blythe, âTime and Prejudiceâ by Rohini Keegan Alexander, âClockworkâ by Christine Pang, âThe Quiet Places I Walkâ by Isabelle Quilty, âWest of Chitaâ by B. Fanlin, âI Owe Youâ by Janet Bi Li Chan and âSuccumbing to Dystopiaâ by Angela Jin. With special guest, Hawaiian-based Vietnamese multi-media artist, azianami, performing âMemories Butterfliesâ.
Edited by Sophie Amos and Luzelle Sotelo.
The Moon Orchard project is supported by the New South Wales Government through Create NSW.