Title: Little Woman Warrior Similar to the photo with the three boys and blue window in the background, this photo was taken during my experience in Vietnam and reflects the rediscovery of self identity. Without ever having exchanged words to one another, this little girl represents to me the innocence, beauty, and strength of the Vietnamese people… my people.

The following four pieces are the photos I submitted for the Southeast Asian Graduation Art Collection. It was also displayed at the musical jam "Night of Cultural Resistance." If anything, I'm quite proud of each piece (and I rarely say that for any of my photos). Anyway, hope you enjoy it more than I have enjoyed capturing it. =) Viva photography!

Gear Used - Canon 40D, Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS, and my eyes...

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andresphotos > Title: In Solidarity

This photo was taken during the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI), a summer which helps Asian Pacific Americans reclaim and rediscover their cultural heritage and their place within American society. During the last day of the program, every student, feeling empowered and a sense of family, joined together in solidarity for one last hands-in-the-middle. What the piece represents to me is the positive potential for permanent change and if everyone lent a helping hand anything is possible.

andresphotos > Title: Untitled

Spoken Word Artist Denizen Kane

andresphotos > Title: Little Woman Warrior

Similar to the photo with the three boys and blue window in the background, this photo was taken during my experience in Vietnam and reflects the rediscovery of self identity. Without ever having exchanged words to one another, this little girl represents to me the innocence, beauty, and strength of the Vietnamese people… my people.

andresphotos > Title: A Part, Yet Apart

This photo was taken during my half year experience in my ethnic homeland – Vietnam. It was during my stay that I began to rediscover my identity and what it meant to be Viet Kieu (English translation for “Vietnamese American). In my eyes, an identity that lives between the borderlands of America and Vietnam. Near the end of my trip I met three boys whom I spent most of my morning with. The boy in the middle wearing the Where’s Waldo shirt told me about his personal and family experiences. It was through them that I began feel full circle with my identity and although we shared the same history and culture, we are still an ocean apart.

Title: Little Woman Warrior

Similar to the photo with the three boys and blue window in the background, this photo was taken during my experience in Vietnam and reflects the rediscovery of self identity. Without ever having exchanged words to one another, this little girl represents to me the innocence, beauty, and strength of the Vietnamese people… my people.