Jasmine Lesperance

Jin Yu's Lion Dance

North American Chinese adoptees who were subject to China’s One Child Policy are seen exploring and cultivating their identities in their own ways, while creating positive impact on the world around them. The body of work portrays the sentiment that China’s rejected children have much more to offer than meets the eye.

“Jin Yu, a young and talented Lion Dance student is imagined as the instructor of a Chinese Lion Dance class, preparing for a big show. She leads a small group of young Chinese children that look up to her.”