The COVID-19 Masking Project
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Although the UIC Latino Cultural Center (LCC) and Asian American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) will remain closed for the summer, we have developed in partnership a new virtual project to engage with students in a creative and meaningful way during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wearing face masks to manage the spread of COVID-19 has become part of a “new normal” life around the world. In this project, we want to unpack in a fun but thoughtful way how these masks can carry powerful ideas that transcend the individual through the acts of making, gifting, receiving, and wearing them!
Take a selfie with your favorite mask and tell us your story by considering these questions:
- Why is this your favorite mask? Is this a homemade mask and/or who made it?
- What messages do you think it sends to others about who you are?
- How does it represent a collective commitment to protect the well-being of frontline workers and other vulnerable communities?
- How does it represent a collective identity that agrees with or challenges a particular set of U.S. cultural values?