Speed Dating, a multimedia piece including text score, graphics, and a hand puppet, talks about Asian American self-image and the online dating culture. The fictional narratives were based on in-person interviews and field research.

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This piece was based on sources including dating websites’ slogans (Asia Charm, MatchTruly, EastMeetEast, Tinder, OkCupid, and Compatible Partners), article Asian Bodies That Proudly Defy An Archetype from HuffPost, and Noёl Alumit’s Rice Room: Scenes From a Bar. The slogans were rearranged and became the lyrics in Prologue: Non-typical! and HuffPost’s article on Asian body images inspired my creation of characters David Schmidt on Asian masculinity and Camile Garcia-Wilson on being a plus-size Asian women. Peter Park and
Clark Cruz-Kim’s narratives were based on Noёl Alumit’s one-man show Rice Room: Scenes From a Bar. I recreated the narratives by extending elements such as the reference to the DC characters (Superman and Spiderman) as well as self-hatred caused by social stigma and family trauma. The piece also covers topics including colonization, immigration, interraciality, and sexuality based on real stories and figures that I have encountered which I infused into the seven fictional characters.