Presidential palace, Ho Chi Minh City, 2008
Viet Nam
2002 - 2008
2002 - 2008
A white southern community in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1970s is the background of my autobiography. My exposure to Vietnamese culture was limited to my mother at the time. What little experience I had with my heritage was often set aside to fit in with the dominant social norm. While many of these images represent a familiar society, they remind me that I still remain an outsider in Viet Nam. In 2002, I began surveying the daily life of my remaining relatives in Viet Nam in search of my cultural background and to resolve my identity conflict. This is a collection of images from three separate trips to my homeland.
My mother's Sai Gon residence, 2002
Searching for an unknown brother, 2008
Losing hand, 2004
Wedding shop, 2002
Fascinated with Brittney Spears, 2004
Father of the groom, 2004
My aunt, 2004
Knife at the door, 2008
Cleaning before Tet, 2004
Two sisters with aunt, 2004
Surprise party, 2004
Sisters, 2004
In search of tomorrow, 2004
Mother & father, 2002
My father, 2008
Sai-Gon USA, 2002