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Unleashing Our Voices: BIPOC Students Speak

Over the past year, the United States as a whole has been forced to reckon not just with a global pandemic, but with the historical and ongoing inequalities, inequities, and injustices faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) within the country. Whether in their hometowns across the country and globe, or back here on campus, SPS students have been actively engaging with these issues as well. Many have participated in marches, protests, community meetings, and courageous conversations with peers and parents. Some students have also turned to art as a way to express their feelings of anger, frustration, and sadness, as well as pride, empowerment, and joy. This exhibition is a collection of BIPOC student voices unleashing all these responses and more.

Top to bottom, left to right: In Their Eyes, The Siblings, What's Out There by Scott Jiao '23
Kashetu Oseni '21
Top to bottom, left to right: Forever Foreigner, Invisibility, Kung Fu Master, Model Minority, Silenced, Chinese Virus, STEM Lover, Communism by Tim Mei '21

Victoria Chen '21 voiced her experiences and insight on racism in New Hampshire in three articles published by the Concord Monitor throughout the past year. She was also interviewed for a front-page story on anti-Asian racism in our state.

Subtle Reflections by Kennedy Oladipofaniyi '24
Amala Jenkins-Culver '23
Top to bottom. left to right: Ebony, Etherial, Flexible, Mundane by Amala Jenkins-Culver '23
My father never believed me/Dear Anna by Jean Fuentes '22
Cherry Two, Wolf II by Junho Moon '23

In the era of global diaspora, how long will you live with the perception of us and them? Here, please listen to the story of a mother and daughter of refugees trying to communicate with a Korean society with a strong single-ethnic sentiment while protecting their identity as artists:

Top to bottom, left to right: A City Asleep, I Wonder, Steamed Delicacies, Hey There, Superman by Scott Jiao '23
Marlie Ross '24