VOL 30, NO. 45 AUG. 5, 2015 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com SEEING ‘i2i’ Members of i2i take part in a Lunar New Year event in 2014 in Chicago’s Chinatown. Photo courtesy of Liz Thomson Asian/Pacific Islander group marks decade of making a difference BY BEN SANDERS inclusive of people of lots of different experiences and identi- ties, and so I found it to be a space that was inclusive of my I Li Hsiao was born in Taiwan but moved to America in 1980. identity as well.” He didn’t come out to himself as queer until college, but even Hsiao added that i2i allows him to tell personal stories and as a member of an LGBT group there, he didn’t feel like he was have a community that understands where he’s coming from. a part of an organization that he could really identify with. As i2i celebrates its 10-year anniversary at the National Growing up, Joy Messinger’s identity caused problems for her Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) national con- as well. As an adoptee child to American parents, who also ference, taking place at the University of Illinois at Chicago identified as bisexual and queer, she had a hard time finding Aug. 6-9, i2i core members Hsiao, Messinger and JJ Ueunten others who could accept her based on these characteristics. talked with Windy City Times about i2i and what it means to For both of these individuals, Invisible to Invincible (i2i)— them. Chicago’s community-based organization that celebrates and Since i2i was founded in 2005, it has grown from about 10 affirms Asians and Pacific Islanders who identify as LGBTQQ— or so people, to having about 100 of people on its list serve, has been a safe haven; a place where they are free from judg- according to Hsiao. With more people, it’s allowed them to be ‘SKIN’ IS IN ment and can be themselves. more active in the community, which is something they take a “I had struggled for a while to find an Asian American com- lot of pride in. 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As i2i celebrates its 10-year anniversary at the National Growing up, Joy Messinger’s identity caused problems for her Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) national con- as well. As an adoptee child to American parents, who also ference, taking place at the University of Illinois at Chicago OUTLINES identified as bisexual and queer, she had a hard time finding Aug. 6-9, i2i core members Hsiao, Messinger and JJ Ueunten others who could accept her based on these characteristics. talked with Windy City Times about i2i and what it means to For both of these individuals, Invisible to Invincible (i2i)— them. Calendar Q 37 Chicago’s community-based organization that celebrates and Since i2i was founded in 2005, it has grown from about 10 affirms Asians and Pacific Islanders who identify as LGBTQQ— or so people, to having about 100 of people on its list serve, has been a safe haven; a place where they are free from judg- according to Hsiao. With more people, it’s allowed them to be ‘SKIN’ IS IN ment and can be themselves. more active in the community, which is something they take a “I had struggled for a while to find an Asian American com- lot of pride in. Classifieds 38 RuPaul talks about being on ‘Skin Wars’ and munity that would accept me, because I didn’t grow up in an i2i participates in events such as the Chicago Dyke March taking a break. 24 Asian family,“ Messinger said, “and i2i was very accepting and Turn to page 8 NOW A August WEEKLY SECTION ATTORNEY NEbuLA LI IN WINDY CITY TIMES! ROSS MATTHEWS Working with marginalized communities. Dishy star chats with Windy City Times. 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