{"id":8370,"date":"2011-04-14T22:04:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T22:04:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-04-26T02:04:17","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T02:04:17","slug":"Kristina-Wong-brings-one-woman-show-to-Emporia-State-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8370","title":{"rendered":"Kristina Wong brings one-woman show to Emporia State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An entertainer described as <strong>\u201cbrutal but hilarious\u201d will perform April 19 at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristina Wong\u2019s one-woman show, \u201cWong Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest,\u201d<\/strong> looks at the high incidence of anxiety, depression and mental illness among Asian-American women. Although the context looks at one population, Wong uses what she knows to talk about larger themes: mental health issues in marginalized communities, public resources \u2014 and lack of \u2014 for mental health services, moving past oppression into healthy futures and art as a healing element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTangling, spinning and mixing yarns, I ask, <strong>\u2018Which came first \u2014 the sky-high suicides of Asian-American women or the maddening world?\u2019\u201d<\/strong> Wong said. \u201cAnd when the heck do we get to climax?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yarn and knitting needles are part of Wong\u2019s presentation<\/strong> that combines sharp humor with incisive psychology, and she invites audience members to knit during the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presented by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, \u201cWong Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest\u201d will be presented at 7 p.m. April 19 at the Colonial Ballroom of the Memorial Union.<\/strong> A question-and-answer session follows the performance. 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