Eighth
Generation
BY ANISSA STAMBOULI
Louie
Gong
“Exploring cultural art was a way to re-enforce my
connection to community and to the collective history
that I share with my broader Native community.
By incorporating Chinese themes into my art, I’m
exercising my mixed heritage in a bold way, and
challenging the notion that broader society has—that
we should fit into a single taxonomy.”
W
hether it be in the realm of fine arts,
public speaking or education, the
name of Louie Gong resonates widely.
Raised in the Nooksack tribal community in the
Pacific Northwest, the versatility found in Gong’s
creative style emulates his highly mixed heritage
of Nooksack, Chinese, French and Scottish.
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