Podcast — Michelle Lin

WE WON’T MOVE: A LIVING ARCHIVE

Photo by Mish Lapitan

ABOUT THE POD

“We Won’t Move: A Living Archive” is a podcast series by Kazumi Chin, Dara Del Rosario, and Michelle Lin about Asian American artists of the past, present, and future, whose stories shape the movements and dreams of San Francisco. Each episode is guided by research and oral histories, featuring intimate conversations with local artists about their art, activism, and the issues that motivate their work.

“We Won’t Move” was once the rallying cry of an intergenerational group of protestors fighting to protect the elders of the International Hotel, the first home of Kearny Street Workshop. With this in the podcast title, we commit ourselves to uplifting stories of radical Asian American art history, organizing, and dreaming. “We Won’t Move: A Living Archive” is a project of both remembering our roots and building toward a liberatory future.

Where do we remain firmly rooted in across generations, in our spaces, histories, and hearts? What will we refuse to move from?