Collected Item: “Pandemic Street Art: Lauren YS/squidlicker and #stopaapihate”
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Pandemic Street Art: Lauren YS/squidlicker and #stopaapihate
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text story, screenshot from Instagram
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Los Angeles-based artist Lauren YS, aka squid.licker, is well known world-wide for their mural street art. During the pandemic, they put up a mural at 1700 Naud Street in Los Angeles that reads, "Stop Asian Hate Crimes" and "Protect Our Elders." Also shown are "Stop Asian Hate" posters, with proceeds going to @stopasianhate and @squidtropica.
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ASU, HST580, Lauren YS, Los Angeles, California, pandemic street art, mural, AAPI, BIPOC, LGBTQ
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http://laurenys.com
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Lauren YS
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2021-04