This is a story about Los Angeles — so why is it premiering in Nashville? Here's why that matters more than you'd think.
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Post 4/5 of the 'Ghosts of Chinatown' promo series, built from Daix's real interview about the Sept 11 Vanderbilt premiere (collaborators: David Samuel, playwright Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li, novelist Lisa See). All quotes are verbatim from the interview she provided.
Concept
A carousel making the case for why premiering an LA-history piece in Nashville is actually the more meaningful choice — grounded in the real research/exhibition process.
Carousel slides
Slide 1 (hook): This is a story about Los Angeles. It's premiering in Nashville. Here's why that's the right call.
Slide 2: I sent David historic photographs of the massacre and LA's Chinatown as I found them during research — but the exhibition itself was prepared entirely by Vanderbilt students.
Slide 3: Asian Americans' footprints in the South are far less studied than on the West or East Coasts.
Slide 4: The students researched Asian American history in their own local Nashville community to make the exhibition more relevant — not just importing an LA story, but connecting it to where they are.
Slide 5 (closer): I hope this becomes a launching point for further study of Asian American history in the South — for myself and others. Sept 11 — link in bio 🎟️
Design notes
- Consider pairing with 1-2 real preview images of the student-prepared exhibition materials, if Daix can share any.
Caption
This is a story about Los Angeles — so why is it premiering in Nashville? Here's why that matters more than you'd think.