During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Malaysia, migrant Indonesian domestic workers initiated the documentary project Rasa & Asa (Flavors, Feelings, & Hopes) that celebrates their solidarity and creativity. Alongside recordings of online events, most of the footage in this film was shot by the Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association (PERTIMIG) members themselves on their smartphones. The film’s directors Okui Lala and Nasrikah and PERTIMIG continue to work together on Rasa & Asa: Makan Bersama (Eating Together), a series of commensal dining events bringing together women corporate leaders, employers, and domestic workers on the same table to discuss issues affecting women workers. The event begins with a screening of Rasa & Asa followed by a Q&A session by directors Okui Lala and Nasrikah, along with Choi Hyeyoung from Working Women Academy, Korea. After a short break, the program continues with Domestic Resistance: Nohdong/노동 Nongkrong, which requires a separate reservation.

Ong Jo-Lene is an independent curator in Amsterdam-Ipoh. Her long term research on the legacies of colonial histories of exploitation and new possibilities for sustainable and equitable futures was recently advanced through a residency at Delfina Foundation, London and the Ishibashi Foundation/Japan Foundation Research Fellowship on Japanese Art. Jo-Lene teaches theory at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie where she is also part of Urgent Ecologies: Towards A More Sustainable Curriculum working group. Past projects include SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now at National Art Center, Tokyo and Mori Art Museum, Other Futures Festival, and Hartwig Art Foundation Collection | Production Grant 2020-21.

Okui Lala (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is an artist and cultural worker. Her practice spans video and performance to community engagement. Okui’s work explores themes of identities, diaspora, and belonging through the performances of domestic acts or vocational labor, such as sewing, cooking, conversing, and building. Okui also facilitates visual workshops with nonprofit organizations and social groups that work with various communities in Malaysia and Japan. Past presentations include shows at Singapore Biennale (2019), Festival/ Tokyo (Japan, 2019), Yamaguchi Art Centre for Arts and Media (Japan, 2019), Para Site (Hong Kong, 2018), and National Art Gallery (Malaysia, 2017). Okui was a Summer 2022 resident at Delfina Foundation, London and a recipient of the 2017 Japan Foundation Asia Centre Fellowship Grant for her research on migration, mobilities, and identities in Myanmar and Japan.

Nasrikah is an Indonesian migrant worker who has been living in Malaysia since 1997. She is an advisor for PERTIMIG and a field facilitator for IDWF (International Domestic Workers Federation). Her advocacy focused on campaigning for migrant domestic workers to be treated with the same respect, status, and access to justice as other workers. Nasrikah is also a poet and coordinator for arts and cultural events.

PERTIMIG (Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association in Malaysia) is an independent organization fighting for the rights of migrant domestic workers. PERTIMIG’s vision is to advocate for decent work and welfare for the domestic workers and their families in Malaysia. At this moment, PERTIMIG has 140 members and is an affiliate of International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF).

WorkingWomenAcademy is an organization in South Korea with a vision to improve women's quality of life through education and research for self-development and consciousness improvement of working women.