Non Alien Box

OVERVIEW

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.

A black and white image of a handrawn logo
Image of a Gray to white soft gradient

YEAR

2025

ROLE

Graphic Designer
Co-founder

SCOPE

Public Art Project
Editorial
Event Production

COLLABORATORS

Xinling Wang
Yunfei Hua

FEATURED

2026 MSU Asian Pacific American Studies Program Symposium
Edge on the Square 4th Annual Contemporary Art Festival: SUPER FLEX
Chinese Culture Center 60th Anniversary Festival
2025 SF Design Week: Women in Design Showcase
2025 Creative Citizens in Action Symposium (CCA@CCA)

AWARDS

2025 CAPL Impact Awards

About the project

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.

Image of a Laptop on top of an eletronic device
Image of two smartphones with a gray background

Non Alien Box

OVERVIEW

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.

A black and white image of a handrawn logo
Image of a Gray to white soft gradient

YEAR

2025

ROLE

Graphic Designer
Co-founder

SCOPE

Public Art Project
Editorial
Event Production

COLLABORATORS

Xinling Wang
Yunfei Hua

FEATURED

2026 MSU Asian Pacific American Studies Program Symposium
Edge on the Square 4th Annual Contemporary Art Festival: SUPER FLEX
Chinese Culture Center 60th Anniversary Festival
2025 SF Design Week: Women in Design Showcase
2025 Creative Citizens in Action Symposium (CCA@CCA)

AWARDS

2025 CAPL Impact Awards

About the project

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.

Image of a Laptop on top of an eletronic device
Image of two smartphones with a gray background

Non Alien Box

OVERVIEW

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.

A black and white image of a handrawn logo
Image of a Gray to white soft gradient

YEAR

2025

ROLE

Graphic Designer
Co-founder

SCOPE

Public Art Project
Editorial
Event Production

COLLABORATORS

Xinling Wang
Yunfei Hua

FEATURED

2026 MSU Asian Pacific American Studies Program Symposium
Edge on the Square 4th Annual Contemporary Art Festival: SUPER FLEX
Chinese Culture Center 60th Anniversary Festival
2025 SF Design Week: Women in Design Showcase
2025 Creative Citizens in Action Symposium (CCA@CCA)

AWARDS

2025 CAPL Impact Awards

About the project

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.

Image of a Laptop on top of an eletronic device
Image of two smartphones with a gray background