Migrante Ng Bayan, Ngayon Ay Lulalaban

Parvata Kirthivasan
Mentors: Irene Chan, Visual Arts, and Dr. Camee Maddox-Wingfield, Anthropology

Migrante ng Bayan, Ngayon Ay Lumalaban!, translated as “Migrants Of Our Country Are Now Fighting Back!”, is an interactive art installation that documents stories of migration from the Philippines. An installation, defined as an art piece that is completed when the space is navigated by participants, makes for the optimal medium to immerse people in such an important narrative – especially with the political unrest and attacks on the Filipino migrant community at the moment. This installation will utilize a multi media approach including print, written, digital, and more to convey a visual ethnography describing the struggles of Filipino migrants in the US. These narratives will be told through information gathered from media shared by grassroots activist organizations, namely Migrante USA. This organization has uplifted the voices of Filipino migrants in crisis and calls back to the root causes of the mass migration pattern from their homeland, which is perpetually in economic crisis. The installation is designed for the gallery space in FA 110 and will call on participants to share messages of solidarity for FIlipino migrants and highlight the importance of student activism in defending them and supporting their struggle for better conditions.