Simple pleasures are biting into an ice cube, moving a small, wet worm off a concrete path, smelling fresh coffee in the morning, finding a crow feather on the ground, humming a song over and over again.

It’s based on how splotchy the world is and can be simply by being aware, like a video game with loads of bugs!

I created this piece to tell my grandma’s story of immigrating from China to America and to contrast her life with that of her brother, who remained in China.

putting an emphasize on the un-anthropological animals; this piece brings to light the beauty of the natural world without a human influence: Utilizing vibrant colors, intense textural differences, and surrealist elements playing with life and death, this piece balances all of these aspects into a exiting and harmonizing artwork.

The painting portrays a bustling Korean market, filled with vendors. Among them, only one shines.

I used to believe my identity as an Indian-American seamless, perfectly half-and-half.

The word “ordinary” applies to everyday life, might that be eating dinner with family, or in this case, being on call with a friend.

I used a reference of a family friend's new persimmon tree from their new house.

This self-portrait bust explores the tension between protection and vulnerability.

I first worked on creating a unique and interesting composition which could tell a story.

My artwork can be interpreted in many different ways and I would like it to be that way.

This piece examines the silence forced onto soldiers whose stories were erased through policies like the Blue Discharge and during events like the Red Summer.

With this artwork, I wanted to do an exploration of various ethnic groups in China, and explore their cultural clothing and its intricacies.

Prolonged middle school bullying caused me to eat lunch in bathroom stalls alone.

With this art piece, I wanted to embody the fact that I as a little girl always wanted to leave my home and explore the world.

From an early age, I knew I was gay.

In the past, mentally ill individuals were confined in insane asylums.

Music is a highly individual way of expression that connects people of different cultures across different times, building a collective experience for all.

My grandfather suddenly passed away last fall in the midst of my own packed junior schedule and the complexities of family chaos.

(Un)manly Marriage shatters the standard of a pure, modest wife serving the stoic, controlling man.