The Hmong Tattoo Crew is an artist collaborative working to develop an exhibit that explores Hmong identity and diaspora through tattoo expressions.
WRITER – SPOKEN WORD POET – STORYTELLER
Tou SaiKo Lee (b. 1979, born in Nong Kai, Thailand) is the Hmong Tattoo Crew leader and artistic director.
Tou SaiKo Lee is a writer, spoken word poet, storyteller and organizer in Frogtown. He teams with his grandma, Zhoua Cha (Zuag Tsab) who does Hmong Sung Poetry. Â Lee became a Bush Foundation Fellow in 2016 and is developing inter-generational and world-wide creative resources for cultural identity through arts.
HMONG AMERICAN – PHOTOGRAPHER – MASTER MANAGER
Kazua Melissa Vang (b. 1989, born in Minneapolis, MN), a Hmong American born and raised in Minnesota, is an artist, photographer, and multi-manager for various theatrical productions in the Twin Cities. She is the lead photographer.
VISUAL ARTIST – VIDEOGRAPHER – PHOTOGRAPHER
Touchaing Yang (b. 1993, born in Minneapolis, MN) is a visual media artist of video and photography based in the Twin Cities. He is the lead videographer.
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