When Christy Chan was 8, her family moved to a small town in rural Virginia. As a fluent English speaker, Chan routinely translated the family mail -- coupons, notes from school, and missives from the Ku Klux Klan. Chan's family became accustomed to aggressive solicitation from competing church groups. Letters from the KKK featured a cross on the letterhead -- the town was filled with crosses -- so Chan naturally began to wonder if everyone wearing a cross was in the KKK. Chan decided to write to "The Wizard." She used glitter and occasionally sent stickers. The Klan continued to send letters (though they never sent stickers). As an adult, Chan has slowly unraveled this surreal experience for Porchlight and on NPR's Snap Judgment. Currently, she is working on a movie. In preparation, Chan created "Who's Coming to Save You," a chilling video installation depicting Klansmen in everyday settings. She hired Miss Anne, a KKK seamstress, to make the robes. Conversations with Miss Anne will be re-enacted during the exhibit.
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