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Episode 2.7: “We’ve always had queer Hmong artists as a part of SOY”
Xay shares her fondest memories from her time working with SOY. From the Hmong Pride flag designed by Ka Oskar Ly to a painting of a Hmong man wearing a rainbow patterned traditional Hmong hat, Xay reflects on how art was an integral tool for SOY’s organizing and a creative pathway for redefining the intersections of queer and Asian identities.
Archival Photo
Images from the Twin Cities Pride parade featuring the Queer Hmong flag Ka designed using traditional Hmong textiles.
1) Photo of Xay at her first SOY New Year with her two best friends. 2) Photo of the painting with all SOY member’s signatures. 3) SOY’s old vision/mission statement printed on a brochure with SOY’s old logo of the rainbow Hmong boy hat. 4) SOY’s history, as printed on their brochure.
