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In this semester’s exhibition, I wanted to create a visual representation for my story of being an Asian-American. I decided to explore my relationship with my identity because it is an experience I share with many other Asian-Americans. For the longest time I was embarrassed about my ethnicity. It has taken me great efforts to finally accept and embrace my culture. Still today, I am afraid that people will judge me because I am Chinese. My original plans for an installation had to come to a halt because of COVID-19, however new opportunities arose. With COVID-19 came a rise in anti-Asian sentiment. Asian-Americans have been affected by the increased racism and xenophobia due to the pandemic. There are many articles and social media posts in regards to these issues and I have been able to create collages out of them. The digital collages I have crafted show how my greatest fears of hate and aggression towards my ethnicity have become a clear reality.