Cultural adaptation is often dictated by societal constructs or sweeping prescriptions that isolate groups more than equalize. In my exploration of how the media transcribes and packages those ideals for public consumption, I use personal narrative to navigate my family history within the more amorphous terrain of the collective American reality.
ONGOING SERIES
Adapting to a new land. The merging of traditions, both foreign and native.
Escapism in a theme park. Simulating happiness to minimize trauma.
The exchange of goods and people. Preserving culture via souvenirs.
