Non Alien Box is a mobile public art project that reclaims decommissioned newspaper boxes across San Francisco to share absurd, often invisible stories of immigrants navigating the U.S. job market under restrictive visa conditions. Channeling the spirit of alter egos, Non-Alien Box creates space for marginalized voices to speak back, reimagine agency, and transform everyday urban infrastructure into tools of resistance and visibility.

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About Non Alien Box 

Drawing from lived experience, the project exposes labor inequities shaped by visa restrictions – low wages, prolonged internships, and narrow employment paths – and uses humor and the design of street ad flyers to spark public reflection. The project is initiated collaboratively by Xinling, Yunfei, and Grace, three international students who want to build a platform to share the stories of marginalized communities, focusing on the power and resilience of immigrants. Through their work, Non Alien Box aims to amplify the voices from those who don’t usually speak first, and highlight the strength found in their experiences.

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Non Alien Box 是個流動公共藝術項目，再次徵用三藩市退役的報紙銷售箱，分享外來移民在簽證限制下縱橫美國職場種種荒謬可笑、而且往往鮮為人知的故事。Non Alien Box 從另一個自我的精神出發，為社會邊緣的聲音創造反擊的空間，再思能動性，並將平常不過的城市基礎建設，改造成反抗和爭取注意的工具。

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Non Alien Box 是個流動公共藝術項目，再次徵用三藩市退役的報紙銷售箱，分享荒謬可笑、主要是非外國人居民（non-alien residents）縱橫美國職場鮮為人知的故事。本項目從切身經驗出發，揭露簽證限制造就的勞工不平等──低工資、延長實習期，和狹窄的職途──利用幽默感和街頭廣告傳單的設計，激發大眾反思。本項目由 Xinling、Yunfei 和 Grace 三位國際學生發起，希望建立一個分享邊緣化社群故事的平台，聚焦於移民的威力和韌性。Non Alien Box 的目標，是擴大不常搶先開口的一群的聲音，突出其經驗展現的力量。