Writing and publication design for Layering Intimacy, a collaboration with Ache C. Wang. This publication documents our research, process, and the collaborative making of the project. The writing presents our reinterpretations of the dudou’s symbolic meanings: how its traditional associations with protection, fertility, and care shift in contemporary contexts, especially for marginalized communities. We explore how making dudous together becomes a way to relate to one another’s diasporic experiences, to share stories, and to build solidarity through the act of making.