ALEC DAI, OFFERED TENDERNESS

“The project ‘Offered Tenderness,’ advised by photographer Danna Singer, where he traveled across the U.S. from Butte, Montana (where early Chinese railroad workers migrated) to Hartford, Connecticut (where author Ocean Vuong’s ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ takes place), seeking remnants of his queer Asian identity in this country. The notion of migration in many Asian-American lives and the transformation many queer individuals go through continue to be topical in his work today.” - Smack Mellon

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