Through my Hmong American experience, my work reflects my identity and stories through materiality, object, and adornment. While living in-between cultures, this work looks at the navigation, negotiation, and reclaiming of my Hmong cultural identity within a dominant nation state. The work looks at Hmong history through the lens of assimilation, migration, colonization that reflects loss, commodification, and resilience of being Hmong. 

Aspects of materials, process, and traditional Hmong crafts are carefully considered and utilized throughout this work, which connects both cultural identity. The textiles and wearable objects are stitched with our history and present lifestyles that transition from one scene to another. Throughout the tapestries, certain areas are removable, to show the loss and absence of stories and people.

Having grown up within an American mindset, I look at ways to reclaim my Hmong identity as I relearn my cultural roots. Documenting our history through textiles and objects have been ways to preserve my Hmong identity, culture, and history. As stateless people progressing through dominant spaces, I look at ways to tell and connect our stories of our past, present, and future.