Yanyi Oral History

Yanyi, a poet and software engineer, reflects on his experiences being part of and building many forms of community, including Asian American community, queer/trans community, and neighborhood communities. Born in China, he immigrated with his family to Canada (and then to the US) as a small child, and has lived in New York City for six years. Here, he talks through the many ways that, throughout his life, he has valued finding and creating communities and systems of support while developing his own sense of identity and dealing with the legacy of intergenerational trauma. (Summary by Jamie Magyar.)

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Identifier: fn106z29n
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Yanyi
Lisowski, Zef
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Jun. 11, 2017
Dates Covered: 1991 to 2017
Genre: Oral Histories
Places: Canada
China
California
New York > Kings County > Brooklyn
Illinois
Topic(s): Acceptance
Allies
Appearance
Bathrooms
Bullying
Coming out
Communities
Ethnic groups
Gay-straight alliances
Gender diversity
Gender identity
Libraries
Masculinities
Media
Parents of transgender people
Poets
Public services
Racism
Religions
Representation
Schools
Secrecy
Sexuality
Social media
Students
Therapists
Tomboys
Transgender community
Transgender people
Violence
Work situation
Writers
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: duration: 2 hours 31 minutes 6 seconds
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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