ROOTED: Stories of Belonging Inspired by Asian Elders in the Bay Area - is Ferocious Lotus' first community-centered project. In response to the violent attacks against Asian elders, our company was compelled to create a performance that promotes healing and displays the humanity of the many seniors who often go unseen and unheard. By uplifting the diverse stories and voices of our elders, we advocate for their care and well-being. These stories explore what it means to belong to and identify with one’s own community.
We’ve partnered with the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project, Self-Help for the Elderly, API Equality Northern California and the Tessaku Project to collect oral histories of our local Asian elders. ROOTED is a devised series of short pieces created by our artists based on these oral histories.
ROOTED will be performed online on June 13 at 2PM Pacific Time. Ticket sales from this performance will benefit Self Help for the Elderly, Family Bridges, and Asian Pacific Islander Equality Northern California.
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