Arin Yoon

Photographer and Visual Artist
   
Location: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Nationality: Korean American
Biography: Arin Yoon is a Korean American documentary photographer, visual artist, and arts educator based in the greater Kansas City area. Her work focuses on the military, families, and women and issues of representation and identity.   Arin is a... MORE
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Asian photographers share the stories behind their names
arin yoon & shuran huang
May 29, 2022
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In the journey to feel at home in our Asian American or Pacific Islander identities, we may encounter different versions of ourselves. We asked AAPI photographers, "What is the story of your name? What does it mean to you?" In considering photographers for this project, we did not factor in who has American citizenship or permanent residency status, but rather who calls the U.S. home at this moment.




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by Arin Yoon and Shuran HuangAsian photographers share the stories behind their names
We asked AAPI photographers, 'What is the story of your name and what does it mean to you?'
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