Story of an Object
Image of Lena Fong with objects from her mother and Angel Island immigrant How Jiu (Lum Won Hoy), 2008.
“She knew how to make Chinese buttons and so forth. I was surprised that it was just everyday clothing. I looked at the texture and thought, ‘Oh, designers would love to see this!’ The stitching was all by hand.”
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