Seong Ae Kim
We are here
Duration: 8'
Instrumentation details:
tenor saxophone in Bb
percussion
electric guitar
piano
We are here
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Work introduction
Recently, a close friend of mine shared her experience of being a targeted victim of Asian hate. When she was physically attacked in broad daylight in NYC, there was a crowd of people around her at the scene. However, no one tried to help her until after the perpetrator vanished from the scene. She was badly physically hurt, but the emotional wound and the mistrust that she experienced from her community left a larger scar.Anti Asian hate crimes in New York City has surged 361% in 2021 according to the NYPD. “We are here,” is a requiem for those victims of Asian hate crimes including the Atlanta spa shooting in March 2021. It is a reminder to them, and to all of us, that we stand in solidarity to fight against Asian Hate and we as a community together will fight against Asian hate.We are here is commissioned and premiered by Hypercube.