Diaspora Dumplings Potluck + Archiving Party
Category: Downtown Reframed
Address
1400 McKinney St
Houston, TX 77010
Details
Artist: aisha tida
Diaspora Dumplings (DD) is an ongoing social practice project exploring home belonging, and representation through food and conversation.
At the DD Potluck + Archiving Party, participants responded to the question, "What would it look and taste like to feel represented by a food?" Each created a "diaspora dumpling," an inventive, cross-cultural dish that shares who they are and where they come from.
Add your story to the DD Community Recipe Archive and connect with @diasporadumplings on Instagram to participate.
About the Artist
aisha tida is a Tunisian-Khmer-Chinese interdisciplinary artist and self-taught cook based between Houston and Tunis. Drawing from diasporic experience, her work centers connection, collectivity, and belonging through cuisine, craft, and conversation. Her practice spans sculpture and social engagement, incorporating quilting, recipe-writing, and multilingual archives.
She received her BFA from Cornell University and has held residencies in Tunis. Her work has been presented across the U.S. and internationally, engaging global audiences. Grounded in heritage and social practice, she explores identity through shared rituals, often developing projects like the Diaspora Dumplings Archive with communities across generations and geographies.
