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          Unreserved: The Work of Louie Gong profiles Seattle- based artist, activist and teacher Louie Gong, who was raised in Ruskin, B.C., and the Nooksack Tribal..

          Louie Gong (M.Ed) is an artist, educator and public speaker who was raised by his grandparents in the Nooksack tribal community.

          UNRESERVED is an intimate profile of Pacific Northwest artist and activist Louie Gong (Nooksack, Squamish, Chinese, French, Scottish).

        1. UNRESERVED is an intimate profile of Pacific Northwest artist and activist Louie Gong (Nooksack, Squamish, Chinese, French, Scottish).
        2. In the award winning film UNRESERVED: The work of Louie Gong it is stated that I used Sharpie on my first pair of shoes.
        3. Unreserved: The Work of Louie Gong profiles Seattle- based artist, activist and teacher Louie Gong, who was raised in Ruskin, B.C., and the Nooksack Tribal.
        4. Unreserved: The Work of Louie Gong.
        5. He is the subject of a short documentary film, Unreserved: The Work of Louie Gong, which chronicles his “unique style of merging art and activism.”2 Laura.

          6. Although he is best known for his highly sought after, hand-drawn custom shoes, Louie has received international recognition for a body of work that—like his mixed heritage (Nooksack, Chinese, French, and Scottish)—defies categorization.

          A former Child and Family Therapist, Louie started addressing racial and cultural identity professionally in 2001.

          He became President of MAVIN, a national non-profit that raises awareness about mixed race people and families. His commentary on race and cultural identity has been featured in MSNBC.com, The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, and BBC.

          He continues to serve on the Advisory Board of MAVIN and Mixed in Canada.

          "If we can remember 20 different ways to order our coffee, we can remember more than just six terms for describing our identity." NBC Nightly News, 2010

          Louie spent the first part of his career in