Em Xiangning Wang | RISD Museum Publications

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Em Xiangning Wang

Counting Pebbles Wasn't Even a Class in High School: Seeing Arts Education Through a Process-Forward Lens

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DEDICATION

I dedicate this thesis to my grandfather, who showed me how to write Dishu, who always had kiwi juice stocked in his fridge for my visits.

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