HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THE ROOTS OF STEREOTYPES BASED IN RACISM, SEXISM, ABLEISM, QUEERPHOBIA AND MORE, THROUGH CREATIVES MEANS, TO CHANGE OUR PERCEPTION OF OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER?

CREATIVE MEDIUMS CAN BE POWERFUL TOOLS FOR RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF STEREOTYPES. BY PROMOTING DIVERSE NARRATIVES, EXPERIENCES, AND PERSPECTIVES, CREATIVE WORKS CAN CHALLENGE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS AND FOSTER EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING.

AS AN ANIMATOR EXPERIENCING AND WITNESSING HARASSMENT IN NEW YORK CHINATOWN SINCE THE PANDEMIC, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A SERIES ANIMATIONS TO COMBAT RACISM AND GIVE VOICE TO THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. ENGAGING IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS ONE THAT BRING PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER CAN PROMOTE DIALOGUE, UNDERSTANDING, AND MUTUAL RESPECT.
ID: Haisi Hu is an Asian woman. She has long hair to her shoulder. She is sitting in a living room next to some plants and lamp. She wears a grey sweater, red lipstick and a grey pearl necklace. She smiles and looks straight to the camera. She is in her mid forties.