Q-Wave Costumes and Posters from Lunar New Year for All Parades
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Q-Wave is a community organization dedicated to the support of and advocacy for individuals of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, gender variant, or questioning. The organization aims to promote visibility and empowerment through various forms of social, political, and educational organizing, including lectures, workshops, film screenings, and participation in public demonstrations. This collection consists of materials created and used for the Q-Wave contingent of Lunar New Year for All parades in New York City from its founding in 2010 to the 2017 parade. Materials include a rainbow sash, two sheep costumes to celebrate the Year of the Sheep, and posters and signs with messages in Chinese, English, and Japanese promoting inclusivity and challenging homophobia and discrimination.
Historical/Biographical Note
Q-Wave is a community organization dedicated to the support of and advocacy for individuals of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, gender variant, or questioning. The organization aims to promote visibility and empowerment through various forms of social, political, and educational organizing, including lectures, workshops, film screenings, and participation in public demonstrations like Lunar New Year parades. Q-Wave often collaborates with other groups in their efforts, including The Asian Pride Project, GAPIMNY (formerly Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York), the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), Project Reach NYC, SALGA-NYC, and Tarab NYC.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received by the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection dates from 2010 to 2017 and consists of materials created and used for the Q-Wave contingent of the Lunar New Year for All parades, a collaborative effort between Q-Wave, Project Reach NYC, and GAPIMNY (formerly Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York) that encourages participation in Lunar New Year parades in the greater New York City area. Materials include a rainbow sash, two sheep costumes to celebrate the Year of the Sheep, and posters and signs with messages in Chinese, English, and Japanese promoting inclusivity and challenging homophobia and discrimination.
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Materials are open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Q-Wave or Lunar New Year For All, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Q-Wave Costumes and Posters from Lunar New Year for All Parades; TAM 685; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Stephanie Hsu on behalf of Lunar New Year For All in 2015. The accession number associated with this gift is 2016.009. Stephanie Hsu donated an additional 20 posters from the 2017 Lunar New Year for All parade in 2018. The accession number associated with this gift is 2018.093.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were moved into archival housing and a collection-level record was created to describe the materials. No arrangement or other physical interventions were performed at this time.
In 2018 an accretion of 20 posters was added to the collection and described in the file list as Year of the Rooster Parade Posters.
