Welcome to the first episode of a special new Fanachu series titled “Agu’ot: Amplifying Queer Voices in Guåhan” hosted by Helen Yeung. For this inaugural episode, she welcomes at guest filmmaker, writer and empanada enthusiast Amanda Dedicatoria.
Each episode will feature a guest to talk about everything from identity, politics and creativity, to healing, sex and relationships. Agu’ot, the CHamoru word for “to hold each other,” signifies how this series intends to uplift and hold space for marginalized voices, sharing the same name as an upcoming zine co-edited by Yeung. Helen
Yeung (she/they) is a Hong Kong-Chinese queer feminist scholar, Ph.D. candidate, community organiser, māma, illustrator and zine-maker based in Guåhan and Aotearoa (New Zealand). She grew up in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), and has previously organized with pan-Asian activists to mobilize migrant solidarity for Māori sovereignty and self-determination. They are also the founder and director of Migrant Zine Collective, which aims to amplify the voices of migrant communities through activism, self-publishing and arts-based practices.
Her recent works in Guåhan include Kulo’, a collaborative publication with Independent Guåhan on CHamoru sovereignty, and Famalao’an/Babae, a photo zine made with University of Guam’s communications students to celebrate women’s stories.
Find her work here:
@chinesegoth
@migrantzinecollective
https://www.helen-yeung.com/