Thai El Monte Garment Workers Exhibition Design (Museum of Social Justice)
In 1995, there was an historical human trafficking and slavery case in El Monte, California. This event created several changes in legislation including the anti-trafficking movement and the landmark legislation, Trafficking Victims’ Protection Act (TVPA). This 25th commemorative exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of Social Justice, portrayed the El Monte victims and their stories. The exhibition design included, a title wall, panels with important detailed information about all those involved in the raid and the case as well as a timeline of pivotal changes in laws and community activism in the Thai community in Los Angeles.
The task was to design (graphics, panels, images and text) in an exhibition space while simultaneously collaborating with the Thai CDC’s archival team for this exhibition at the Museum of Social Justice in Los Angeles. A design-thinking paradigm for the exhibition design process helped discover possible visual and interactive solutions to highlight the timeline of events, victims’ stories, photographs, news reports, and court documents from the case.
The exhibition design was a finalist in the SEGD (Society for Experiential Graphic Design) Designers for Experience Competition. This competition is the annual SEGD Global Design Awards, which celebrates the best experiential design work from around the world.
