Born in Taipei, longtime Brooklynite, obsessive traveler, Nancy Chuang is devoted sharing underrepresented stories. She uses photography—shooting on film when possible—to explore diaspora, culture, and labor. These passions combine her own immigrant experience in the US with the five years she spent working with Burmese migrants on the Thailand border as a handicraft designer for social enterprises, and a graphic designer/photographer for NGOs. Nancy studied journalism at the Ohio State University and at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where she was a Graduate Fellow, and fashion design at Parsons School of Design. She maintains ties to the Thai-Myanmar border, where she exhibited her work frequently.
Agustin, who left his restaurant job for vending when his employer failed to help him obtain documentation, protests the restrictions New York City places on vendors. Ongoing project following immigrant street cart vendors in New York, through the difficulties with low wages, long hours, inclement weather, and police harassment. Shot on film & darkroom printed. View more here: http://nancychuang.com/streetvendors.html.
Eliana doing vendor outreach, Spanish Harlem. Ongoing project following immigrant street cart vendors in New York, through the difficulties with low wages, long hours, inclement weather, and police harassment. Shot on film & darkroom printed. View more here: http://nancychuang.com/streetvendors.html
Luis at his overnight arepas cart, Jackson Heights. Ongoing project following immigrant street cart vendors in New York, through the difficulties with low wages, long hours, inclement weather, and police harassment. Shot on film & darkroom printed. View more here: http://nancychuang.com/streetvendors.html