Mai-Linh K. Hong is Assistant Professor of Asian Diaspora and Asian American Literature at the University of California, Merced. Her research on refugee storytelling, race, and human rights has appeared in Amerasia, Verge, MELUS, Law, Culture, and the Humanities, and other journals and edited volumes. Since 2017, she has served as Co-chair of the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies.  Chrissy Yee Lau is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Monterey Bay. She writes histories on race, gender, religion, and empire. She has published her research in the anthology Gendering the Trans-Pacific World and in a special issue on Asian American public history of Southern California Quarterly. She also researches and develops museum exhibitions for the public and digital exhibitions through the classroom.  Preeti Sharma is Assistant Professor of American Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her scholarship on feminist theories of work, racial capitalism, service economies, and alternative labor organizing has appeared in the Journal of Asian American Studies, Society and Space, and the first national policy study on labor issues within the nail salon sector, a report she coauthored for the UCLA Labor Center.  Essay Contributors:Kristina Wong is an award-winning performance artist, comedian, writer, and elected representative in Koreatown, Los Angeles. She uses humor as a tool to highlight racial dynamics of our current times as well as provide a space for conversation and laughter.  Rebecca Solnit is a celebrated writer, historian, and activist. She is author of more than twenty books on feminism, western and Indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering and walking, hope and disaster.  Grace J. Yoo is a sociologist and Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. She is coauthor of the award-winning book Caring across Generations: The Linked Lives of Korean American Families. She recently taught the first summer undergraduate class on sewing with the Auntie Sewing Squad.

"Perfect for activists and those interested in crafting for a cause, this spirited collection inspires."

• 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, Māhealani 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

Mai-Linh K. Hong is Assistant Professor of Asian Diaspora and Asian American Literature at the University of California, Merced. Her research on refugee storytelling, race, and human rights has appeared in Amerasia, Verge, MELUS, Law, Culture, and the Humanities, and other journals and edited volumes. Since 2017, she has served as Co-chair of the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies.  Chrissy Yee Lau is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Monterey Bay. She writes histories on race, gender, religion, and empire. She has published her research in the anthology Gendering the Trans-Pacific World and in a special issue on Asian American public history of Southern California Quarterly. She also researches and develops museum exhibitions for the public and digital exhibitions through the classroom.  Preeti Sharma is Assistant Professor of American Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her scholarship on feminist theories of work, racial capitalism, service economies, and alternative labor organizing has appeared in the Journal of Asian American Studies, Society and Space, and the first national policy study on labor issues within the nail salon sector, a report she coauthored for the UCLA Labor Center.  Essay Contributors:Kristina Wong is an award-winning performance artist, comedian, writer, and elected representative in Koreatown, Los Angeles. She uses humor as a tool to highlight racial dynamics of our current times as well as provide a space for conversation and laughter.  Rebecca Solnit is a celebrated writer, historian, and activist. She is author of more than twenty books on feminism, western and Indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering and walking, hope and disaster.  Grace J. Yoo is a sociologist and Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. She is coauthor of the award-winning book Caring across Generations: The Linked Lives of Korean American Families. She recently taught the first summer undergraduate class on sewing with the Auntie Sewing Squad.

"Perfect for activists and those interested in crafting for a cause, this spirited collection inspires."

• 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, Māhealani 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

Mai-Linh K. Hong is Assistant Professor of Asian Diaspora and Asian American Literature at the University of California, Merced. Her research on refugee storytelling, race, and human rights has appeared in Amerasia, Verge, MELUS, Law, Culture, and the Humanities, and other journals and edited volumes. Since 2017, she has served as Co-chair of the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies.  Chrissy Yee Lau is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Monterey Bay. She writes histories on race, gender, religion, and empire. She has published her research in the anthology Gendering the Trans-Pacific World and in a special issue on Asian American public history of Southern California Quarterly. She also researches and develops museum exhibitions for the public and digital exhibitions through the classroom.  Preeti Sharma is Assistant Professor of American Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her scholarship on feminist theories of work, racial capitalism, service economies, and alternative labor organizing has appeared in the Journal of Asian American Studies, Society and Space, and the first national policy study on labor issues within the nail salon sector, a report she coauthored for the UCLA Labor Center.  Essay Contributors:Kristina Wong is an award-winning performance artist, comedian, writer, and elected representative in Koreatown, Los Angeles. She uses humor as a tool to highlight racial dynamics of our current times as well as provide a space for conversation and laughter.  Rebecca Solnit is a celebrated writer, historian, and activist. She is author of more than twenty books on feminism, western and Indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering and walking, hope and disaster.  Grace J. Yoo is a sociologist and Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. She is coauthor of the award-winning book Caring across Generations: The Linked Lives of Korean American Families. She recently taught the first summer undergraduate class on sewing with the Auntie Sewing Squad.

"Perfect for activists and those interested in crafting for a cause, this spirited collection inspires."

• 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, Māhealani 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