“I am a first-generation Thai-American. It’s taken me five decades even to describe myself this way and claim my identity.”—charleskayjr Born in Omaha, Nebraska, #ForFreedoms artist Charles Kay Jr. explores assimilation, identity and the American Dream in his work. Through April 27 at thekaneko, the multi-sensory exhibition “Unseen: Emerging from the Currents of Assimilation” tells his story of growing up in Omaha with immigrant parents, the racism he and his family endured, and his changing relationship with his Asian-American identity.