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LGBTQ locals on how they found acceptance in Chicago
TimeOut Chicago featured Aimy in their June 2019 issue, describing her as “The Visionary” for her work on personal narrative, queer joy, and collective liberation. Alongside other Chicago queer folx, this Pride issue explores the many ways queer folx find and build community.
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Queer Joy
Stylist France reached out to Aimy for insights on the origins and history of queer joy and how it is becoming more and more part of mainstream culture. Aimy discusses how her view of queer joy is based in Audre Lorde and other black feminists. Note the article is in French.
Yourself & Yours Part 3
To celebrate AAPI Awareness month, local business Camera Ambassador and Subtitle Magazine collaborated to feature Chicago-based AAPI filmmakers and artists. In brief interviews, the filmmakers, including Aimy, discuss their perspectives on the industry, favorite pieces, and their approaches to art and community building through projects like The Queer Joy Project.
COVID Can’t Stop The Pride Celebration
Catey Sullivan covers multiple Chicago-based digital queer shows responding to the changing needs of the pandemic. Aimy performed and wrote part of About Face Theatre’s Power in Pride at Home, a bold push for queer joy and recognition of queer history.
7 Chicago Talents to Follow
Modern Luxury Chicago highlighted Aimy’s multidisclipinary artistic work and contributions to various Chicago arts organizations with a particular focus on the
Luminarts Cultural Arts Foundation celebrating 10 years of funding artists and changing lives
In this article, Aimy discussed the legay of Luminarts and the positive impacts of community support and artistic collaboration for The Chicago Sun Times.
Aimy Tien has also been quoted or used as a resource on queer joy for a number of scholarly and public-facing programs, organizations, and other publications without full interviews. For additional media inquiries, please reach out.