Growing up as a child, art was the only way I knew how to conceive images and meanings. I naturally found peace when I physically produced visual images to each of my father’s stories. With nothing but wooden sticks and a dirt floor as my canvas, my imagination went to work. My very first piece of art was an elephant. And from there as each story visually came alive in my imagination, so did the dirt canvas in my parent’s hut. I knew then I wanted to be an artist.

–Seexeng Lee, Hmong artist

To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, the Augsburg Asian Student Association has invited Seexeng Lee ’97 to share an exploration of the Hmong identity through his creative work. Lee is a nationally recognized artist and educator who currently teaches in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Continue reading “Seexeng Lee '97 explores Hmong identity through art” →