NYAFF is thrilled to celebrate the opening of the 20th anniversary edition with the traditional Night Market Soiree featuring a live music performance and World Premiere of music video Mr. Chinatown by rapper and filmmaker Kyle Shin "Son of Paper."
Come and enjoy bites, snacks and drinks at Asian food stalls from our sponsors Zaab Zaab, Mao's Bao, Bibble & Sip, Tea & Milk, Moshi, Hite Jinro, Makku and more.
Featuring a live music performance and World Premiere of music video Mr. Chinatown by rapper and filmmaker Kyle Shin "Son of Paper."
Son of Paper (SOP) is a rapper and filmmaker from San Francisco. Representing Chinatown, SOP has performed at 90+ festivals, bars and colleges across America and was recently featured on KQED for his 2021 album “Always Autumn.” As a community activist who also attended independent schools in SF, Son of Paper loves to engage with students and spread his wisdom with music. Son of Paper chose his artist name thoughtfully. Son of Paper is a great grandson of a Paper Daughter, a term that describes the phenomena of ethnic Chinese that illegally immigrated to the U.S. during Chinese Exclusion (1882-1965). The one loophole to get around Chinese Exclusion and racial quotas was to purchase birth certificates of a U.S. citizen and claim the familial right to immigrate. Son of Paper chose this name to honor his maternal side’s painful and remarkable journey into the States.
