Forgetting the Time by Sarula Bao (Pre-Order)

11"x14" giclee print
Illustration by Sarula Bao (New York, NY)

Proceeds from the print will directly support Good Good Eatz and their initiatives within the Oakland communities.

Orders are estimated to ship around mid-September.

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Sarula's piece illustrates a memory submitted by Jody.

"In college, Friday nights were fond memories of my friends and I venturing out to Richmond to karaoke and then to Shooting Star Cafe afterwards for some late night snacks. We’d order popcorn chicken, dinner plates to share, and desserts with chewy toppings because we could. It never felt late until we got home and it’d be close to 2 am. "

From the artist:
I resonated with this memory that I could really see myself in today (were it not for the pandemic). I felt a rush of emotion for the friends that you go to Chinatown with. As an adult, Chinatown is no longer only a place I share with my parents, but it's become a place that I redefined for myself as an independent person, a place that I share with my found family of fellow queer Asian-Americans. We can hold close what made Chinatown special and treasured as children, while also transforming and adding to the meanings of these spaces as adults. These are the ways that Chinatown is meaningful to me, and why I really resonated with Jody's story, painting a bright and warm world of friendships that make you forget the time, where you can hop from karaoke room to restaurant and share big plates for dinner, in a neighborhood whose nature of resilience, care and strength as a community is a warm welcome.