This body of work explores migration, displacement, and the emotional weight of leaving home behind. Images of my parents as young adults in Vietnam are paired with a photograph of my mother and sister at a refugee camp on Bidong Island. A portrait of my father is juxtaposed with a postcard sent to him in Canada by his host family while they were vacationing in Barbados. A poorly cropped photograph of my parents and my four-year-old sister in Canada is paired with a Canadian visa, while a portrait of my mother is layered with airmail correspondence from her sisters who remained in Vietnam. Through these fragmented photographs and personal documents, the work traces my family’s journey across borders, revealing the complex ties between separation and belonging, memory and distance, and the lives left behind and those rebuilt elsewhere. Each image becomes a testament to the uncertainties of migration and the enduring presence of family, carrying the weight of histories, relationships, and memories that travel across generations.

Parents in Can Tho x Mom and sister on Bidong Island, 24"x36"

Portrait of dad x Airmail from Barbados to Canada, 24"x36"

Candid family portrait x Vancouver visa to America, 24"x36"

Portrait of mom x Airmail from Can Tho to San Diego, 24"x36"