Visual Notetaking as Asian American Art Practice

ABSTRACT

This autoethnographic essay and curation of visual notes and illustrations sheds light on the transformative power of visual notetaking as Asian American art practice. I focus on the influence the field of Asian American studies has had on my life in developing my critical consciousness and the way in which my activist practice remains grounded in sharing Asian American stories through creative forms of Asian American literature such as visual notes.

KEYWORDS:

• Visual notetaking
• live event sketching
• Asian American studies

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Talitha Angelica Acaylar Trazo

Talitha Angelica Acaylar Trazo is a Ph.D. candidate in Cultural Studies with a designated emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research at the University of California, Davis, and she received her M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA. Her research focuses on the Asian Baby Girl (ABG) subculture and the experiences of Asian American and Asian International students in higher education. Angel is a visual artist and is the author and illustrator of the children’s book We Are Inspiring: The Stories of 32 Inspirational Asian American Women.