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Download a Bobby Pins description (PDF format). HOW BOBBY PINS CAME INTO BEING This piece grew out of a talk Judy Tso presented at Brookline Adult Community Education Program on the Myths and Realities of Being Asian American and Female in February 2001. Christina R. Chan and Jennifer Matias were in the audience. During the talk, several women bonded over the common experience of their mothers either massaging their noses to make their bridges higher or by putting clothespins or bobby pins on the nose for the same reason. To us it seemed clear that women and girls where trying to achieve a notion of beauty that was imposed from the outside. A European standard. The nose story was our inspiration to create this piece. Our larger goal is to collect the stories of Asian American Women. |
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Download an article by Judy Tso that appeared in the Sampan (PDF format). If you would like to contribute your stories, email us at Christina@bobbypins.org or Judy@bobbypins.org.Enjoy! CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our deepest appreciation to the following people: Jennifer Matias, author of the poem Rules of Engagement. She works in human services and occasionally tries to write about her experiences as a Filipino-American Woman Angela C. Kao for sharing her stories Kat Mitchell & the Somerville Community Growing Center for hosting us *This program is funded in part by grants from the Somerville Arts Council and the Boston Cultural Council, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. |
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The stories: The Blessings of Being Short |
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