private collection – not for sale

"Coming to terms with not being truly seen by society as either ethnicity, I am trapped between two worlds of not fitting into either race. From the years of bullying because of my appearance, I have denied my identity for most of my life, but I cannot ignore it. I have been in denial of my otherness from my community by avoiding anything having to do with Chinese culture. I have looked in the mirror with no connection to my appearance. Growing up in a majority white Caucasian community, I don’t realize my ethnicity until I’m confronted with the question “Where are you from?” It leads to the disconnect of my identity of where am I from and how I fit into this society, this country of America." - Julia Madden