Across my life, I have heard many voices offer definitions of what a “Chinese-American” artist is, and like this composition’s hero, I am in the process of discovering my authentic self.
Childhood is both universal and deeply personal, shaping who we become while continually shifting as we revisit it over time.
I chose to imitate several parts from my mentor poem, Dinosaurs in the Hood by Danez Smith.
My work is my performance of Chopin’s Étude Op. 10 No. 4, a piece that demands technical precision as well as emotional intensity.
Touch of Life represents the symbiotic relationship between an artist and their art. It is a take on Michelangelo's “The Creation of Adam” where God breathes life into Adam, the first man.
My mom smiles as I come up to take a photo of her, embarrassed and worried that she doesn’t look good.
“Your time to go” is a duet inspired by the themes of loss, grief, and despair that accompany parting.
"Again" is a song that expresses the rebirth and rejoicing of life, especially after hardship or devastation.
What does it mean to perform? Throughout American pop culture, countless elements have been borrowed from other cultures and reshaped to fit mainstream taste.
Windward is a documentary shaped by listening—both to Walt Raineri’s story and to the natural world that restores him.
My 2d hand drawn animated film “Cindy Undead” follows a mysterious supermodel, Cindy Devereux, who constantly falls apart and sews herself back together until the breaking point.
This word demonstrates the gap in how people often carry thoughts and feelings that they do not show.
Through this project I communicate the impact of the recent ICE raids in the US on immigrants by creating a portrait out of zip ties.
"How to Hold Your Hand" embodies the feeling of really liking someone but having no idea what you're doing.
This work is about how kids find a way to make their dreams a reality in the best way they know.
Having found inspiration in the effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster on Japan’s fishing economy, I created my work with hopes to highlight how some of its impacts relate to the bigger prevalence of deteriorating food quality and pollution in the present day.
At this moment in our country, undocumented immigrants are being targeted, threatened and stripped of their humanity.
On the island of Mo‘orea in French Polynesia, pressures of modern life have forced many indigenous Māʼohi families to rely on tourism for financial security.
Oftentimes, when I think about history, I find myself assuming that the events of the past are divorced from the present, confined to my heavy textbooks.
This digital self-portrait explores the contrast between how I define myself and how others label me.
