What is the Immigrant Art Journal?

移民艺术杂志 is a digital space for Auraria students to describe their or their families’ immigration experience through various forms of art. Submissions may include anything that we can reproduce on this page: drawings and other visual art, 诗歌, narration and story-telling, 雕塑照片, 或视频, and can be about any topic related to immigration:

人的流动, 家庭和个人

the physical journey or its outcome

family, neighbors, and community

adjusting to a new life, “living in two worlds”

the strength of families and immigrant communities

你的想法!

Students, faculty, and staff on the Auraria campus are equally invited to provide submissions. 有足够的提交, we hope to turn this digital collection into a printed journal in the future – stay tuned!

#1 -你的故事?

Italu拉莫斯 - What's Your Story
Italu拉莫斯

#2 -家庭

Alejandra鲁伊斯 -照片1
Alejandra鲁伊斯
亚历杭德拉·鲁伊斯——图二
Alejandra鲁伊斯

“A great way for the world to see what is going on in the world is not only by listening to what is going on but to also have a visual representation of what it is. A photograph can speak so many words. Family is a word that can mean something different for many. Family to me means unity and love regardless of legal status; all families should be together and should not have to hide from anyone or anything.”
——Alejandra鲁伊斯

#3 — In-Between (2020-2021)

Taiko Chandler's Art Piece: In-Between

Medium: Collage with original relief and monotype prints.

Size: paper 16″ x 14″ (image: approx. 9″ x 8″)

年:2020

“Ever since I moved to the U.S. 来自日本, I feel as though my identity has been sifting between the dominant culture of my everyday life here and the core Japanese culture that shaped me growing-up. 我在这里住得越久, the more I adapt to this culture and feel more American, but also the more I miss Japan. This emotional tension is highly salient for me and, while I feel as though I have the best of both worlds, I also feel that I will never truly belong in either place.”
——钱德勒

维罗妮卡·埃尔南德斯

维罗妮卡埃尔南德斯
A painting/drawing that represents me.
维罗妮卡埃尔南德斯's Second Piece
First originated at El Salvador, came to blossom at Colorado.