Airbnb Asian Night Market

In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, I collaborated with the wonderful Asians Airbnb team and created “The Very Hungry Red Panda” art to celebrate the Asian Night Market at Airbnb. The event features 30+ API small local food vendors, and 10 API Airbnb hosts, as well as 30+ API performers, such as singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and so on. The event attracted 1000+ patrons and generated additional business values towards the local small business owners. 

This is also the debut of my inaugural “Animals Save Animals” project. I plan to create new artworks monthly, inspired by the endangered animals from different continents on the earth. It starts with the Red Panda, because, let’s face it, it is pretty darn cute. It is also unique to Asia and listed as “Endangered” as its wild population is fewer than 10,000 and continues to decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and *inbreeding depression* (which is what Silicon Valley experiencing right these days).

The red panda at the Night Market represents the small businesses and artists that need our support.  As an artist living in the Bay Area, I firmly believe that art can connect people and promote culture and belonging in our community. She invites you to take part in her journey to discover and save endangered animals. 

Much Love to my friend Mable Huang & Asians@ Airbnb team 💖