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The rise of the Auntie Sewing Squad, a massive mutual-aid network of volunteers who provided free masks in the wake of US government failures during the COVID-19 pandemic.In March 2020, when the US government failed to provide personal protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Auntie Sewing Squad emerged. Founded by performance artist Kristina Wong, the mutual-aid group sewed face masks with a bold social justice mission: to protect the most vulnerable and most neglected.Written and edited by Aunties themselves, The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice tells a powerful story. As the pandemic unfolded, hate crimes against Asian Americans spiked. In this climate of fear and despair, a team of mostly Asian American women using the familial label "Auntie" formed online, gathered momentum, and sewed masks at home by the thousands. The Aunties nimbly made and funneled masks to asylum seekers, Indigenous communities, incarcerated people, farmworkers, and others disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. When anti-lockdown agitators descended on state capitals-and, eventually, the US Capitol-the Aunties dug in. And as the nation erupted in rebellion over police violence against Black people, the Aunties supported and supplied Black Lives Matter protesters and organizations serving Black communities. Providing hundreds of thousands of homemade masks met an urgent public health need and expressed solidarity, care, and political action in a moment of social upheaval.The Auntie Sewing Squad is a quirky, fast-moving, and adaptive mutual-aid group that showed up to meet a critical need. Led primarily by women of color, the group includes some who learned to sew from mothers and grandmothers working for sweatshops or as a survival skill passed down by refugee relatives. The Auntie Sewing Squad speaks back to the history of exploited immigrant labor as it enacts an intersectional commitment to public health for all. This collection of essays and ephemera is a community document of the labor and care of the Auntie Sewing Squad.
Contents
Acknowledgments Preface, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop OverlordTaxonomy of Auntie Roles, Audrey ChanIntroductionWe Go Down Sewing, Mai-Linh K. Hong, Chrissy Yee Lau, Preeti Sharma, and Valerie SoeAuntie Sewing Squad Map, Audrey Chan Auntie Sewing Squad Core Values: Transparency + Passion + Humor + Kindness, Amy Tofte and Kristina Wong Auntie Sewing Squad Bingo, Alina Wong and Heather C. LouOde to the Spreadsheet of Glory, Laura Karlin A Mary Poppins Box of Supplies, Laurie Bernadel Finding Fabric, Candice Kim and Sharon McNary Recipe for Vegan Kimchee, Grace J. Yoo Moment of Joy, Chey Townsend and Beatrice Townsend LaborSewing as Care Work, Preeti Sharma Taxonomy of Auntie Care, Audrey ChanThe Evolution of Auntie Care, Gayle Isa Auntie Sewing Squad Care-Van, Duyen TranHow to Sew Masks for Fun and No Profit in the Apocalypse, Dana LeahyMask Ties and Earloops and Nose Pieces, Belinda Vong YounisBread, Roses, and Face Masks, Ellen GavinHome Sweatshop, Laura McSharry Recipe for Ube Halaya, Irene Tayag LautSolidaritySewing with Intent, Chrissy Yee LauBehind the Wheel of a Large Automobile Full of PPE, Badly Licked BearBadly Licked Bear Relief Van, Badly Licked Bear and Katie JohnsonDreaming of My Ancestors: Sewing a Network of Protection across La Frontera, Jessica AranaAbuela's Facultad, Jessica Arana Solidarity Praxis, Lauretta Kanahoa Masters Monk Fabric, Melinda CrepsIt's in Your Blood: Warrior Alliances in the Time of Coronavirus, Constance ParngThree Generations, Joni ByunRecipe for Tsukemono Pasta Salad, Dave VindiolaA Day in OUR Virtual LifeSurvivalSewing as Refuge, Mai-Linh K. HongMending Time: A Movement Score, Rebecca PappasMask Butterfly and Stencil Rose, Jacqueline Bell JohnsonRebirth, Mahealani Flournoy Sewing through a Pan(dem)ic, Hel en LeeHow to Measure, Selfie, Sanae Robinson GuerinRecipe for Nourishing Salve, Laura Karlin Mutual AidSewing the Pieces Back Together, Rebecca SolnitASS Quilt, Melissa QuilterScience Is the Light on the Sewing Machine, Karl Haro von MogelMy Dad Sewing, Lisa ProstaQuerida Abuelita Rafaelita, Lorena MadrigalSewing Machine, Lorena MadrigalTreasuring Mom, Joy Park-ThomasRecipe for Earl's Girl Pound Cake, Diana WilliamsPosterityTeaching Sewing, Teaching Care, Grace J. YooThe Auntie Sewing Squad Kids Sewing Camp, Gina RiveraTo the Rescue, Dominie Apeles and Teena Apeles Technical Assistance Auntie, Vibrina Coronado Connecting My Family's One-Hundred-Year Herstory, Jenni "Emiko" KuidaSewing with Mom, Winnie Fong Sewing for the Next Generation, Sylvia KwonA Day in the Life of Westside Hub, drawn by Gwendolyn Kim , written by Leilani Chan, Ova Saopeng, and Nouthak SaopengRecipe for Chocolate Shortbread Hearts, Melissa Quilterwe (can) do it, Elena DahlCoda, Mai-Linh K. Hong, Chrissy Yee Lau, and Preeti SharmaTimelineAuntie Sewing Squad Mask Sewing Patterns, Mai-Linh K. Hong and Chey Townsend Contoured MaskPleated MaskFolding MaskContributorsIndex
