about me

tiny lei is a(n)
artist,
archivist,
creative technologist,
educator,
dreamer,
writer,
etc.

currently doing digital humanities work at the center for racial justice at uc santa cruz.

(work) projects*
> santa cruz in color, a localized ethnic studies archive
> the lower frequencies, a podcast born out of the ethnic studies council @ the university of california

forthcoming projects*
> i had a hungry dream 《我做了一个饿梦》
> postcard club

workshops & lectures*
blueprinting chinatown series:
sf chinatown @ now place (san francisco)
oakland chinatown @ bathers library (oakland)
chinese century: between sino-optimism, techno-orientalism, and futility (reading group at bathers library in oakland, california)

forthcoming essays*
beyond the dragon gate: discourses on gentrification and convoluted patriotisms in american chinatowns
the world is Online: if you’re not there yet, you’re already out

in stores*:
now place @ san francisco
sour cherry comics @ san francisco
wild sisters co @ sacramento