This Thursday (June 9) at 4pm Central! Join us for Part 2 of our Equity Study Group series with Mary Prescott! This week, Prescott, a 2020 ACF create awardee, will be discussing her work 'Tida,' identity, and how oral traditions preserve our sense of self. From Mary: “Tida weaves music, storytelling, movement, and film into an hour-long performance exploring maternal lineage and intergenerational cultural identity. I investigate my mother’s undocumented Thai ancestry, her experience as an immigrant raising biracial children in the Midwest, and the resulting impact of her choices on three generations of women. Researched through interviews and ancestral oral histories, Tida recovers and preserves the unrecorded legacy of a common Thai family, recognizes the value of inherited cultural identity and the costs of assimilation. Intertwining Thai and Western elements, Tida reflects an untangling and crossing of cultures, resonances, and dissonances that occur as a result.” Register now at...