The themes in my work stem from a longing for a distant past. They are inspired by migration, separation, assimilation, family history, and cultural identity. Hearing conversations between friends and family, I grew a curiosity for a sense of self within our stories as immigrants or children of immigrants. Through my work, I search for comfort in the in-between and unravel what that space consists of. In-between places, in-between people, in-between experiences, and in-between cultures. Straddling two worlds, origin country and new one, there’s a constant struggle between identities that immigrants face. This in-betweenness has become its own culture and a way for me to identify myself with as I try to understand my relationship with these experiences.