The “Yellow Peril” series was a direct response to the AAPI hate that occurred since the very beginning of COVID until now. Upon being targeted in public myself and my awareness of it happening within my community, I was outraged. Rather than focusing on getting rid of the virus, it became a blame game which resulted in hate and violence. Bringing forth the racism and xenophobia that was already there. This piece was also a critique on the media and its lack of coverage on the issues. The articles were there but only if you looked for them. It was important to me to tackle these issues because I care about my community. I knew I wasn’t the only one who was angry.
Yellow Peril, Serigraph on Face Masks, 23 1/4" x 39", 2021
Yellow Peril Close-Up
Yellow Peril Close-Up
